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BlockChain News Decentraland: Control your reality Filecoin is a Decentralized Storage Net- work that leverages both the IPFS pro- tocol and blockchain technology. The Filecoin blockchain itself acts as an “incen- tive layer” that works on top of the IPFS. Although several other projects are at- tempting to use this technology, Filecoin is a project spearheaded by Protocol Labs, the creators of the aforementioned proto- col. unprecedented heights. Virtual worlds are now more immersive than ever, and every year the difference between physical and virtual reality gets thinner. Although the technology still has a lot to evolve, virtual reality will definitely have its place in the future. We can be only a few years away from having an immersive environment so similar to the real world that it’s hard to tell the difference. Since their inception, video games have captured the imagination of both chil- dren and adults. With the invention of Pong in the 70’s and the evolution from 2D to 3D, video games have evolved to So, why not bring two of the most inter- esting pieces of technology today togeth- er? Decentraland is the first decentralized virtual world. It enables users to interact, create, share and monetize their own con- 21