Esteban Ordano

 

Esteban Ordano is a software engineer and co-founder of Decentraland, along with Ari Meilic, in May 2017. This platform allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate while exploring and playing games, a decentralized virtual reality platform on the Ethereum blockchain.

 

Quick Facts

 

Full name	Esteban Ordano
Birth	1983, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Education	Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires
Wife/Partner	Married
Net worth	Estimated in millions

 

Decentraland launched following a $24 million ICO in August 2017, with its closed beta in 2019 and public access in February 2020. It functions with two tokens: MANA and LAND. MANA, an ERC-20 token, must be burned to acquire LAND tokens.

 

Esteban Ordano - Career Highlights & Events

 

• 2014: Joined BitPay as a software engineer.

 

• 2015: Developed open-source blockchain tools and libraries.

 

• 2017: Co-founded Decentraland and launched the platform's vision.

 

• 2018: Launched the MANA token on Ethereum.

 

• 2020: Oversaw Decentraland’s public virtual world launch.

 

• 2021: Helped Decentraland become a top metaverse platform.

 

• 2022: Expanded Decentraland’s NFT and DAO integrations.

 

• 2023: Advocated for open metaverse and digital sovereignty.

 

Ordano was Decentraland’s CTO until April 2020, transitioning to an advisory role after it became a DAO. Meilich also holds an advisory role in the project despite his departure. He continues to contribute to the growth of the DeFi community.

 

Useful Links to Connect With Esteban Ordano

 

Platform	Link
X (formerly Twitter)	https://twitter.com/eordano
LinkedIn profile	https://uy.linkedin.com/in/eordano
Decentraland	https://decentraland.org
GitHub	https://github.com/eordano