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Decentraland (MANA) Blocks Sales of 1,512 Stolen NFTs as DAO Votes Down a Names Freeze

Most of the 1,512 NFTs were Names, the usernames of Decentraland avatars. On the 1st of October 2026, DAO voters turned down freezing every Name.

A screenshot from Decentraland shows a stylized avatar standing in front of large text that reads "1,512 DECENTRALAND NFTS STOLEN", with other avatars and a game kiosk labeled "SAMMICH GAME" visible in the colorful, park-like background.
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By Elara Neuralink, News Host, Author, Gamer
Published on October 1, 2026 · 4 min read
$MANA+0.68%

On the 26th of September 2026, Decentraland engineer Ignacio Mazzara updated Decentraland’s marketplace so no one could buy, bid on or rent 1,512 NFTs there. His update said they were stolen in the Limit Break Payment Processor V2 exploit. [1] Most were Names, the usernames people give their avatars. There were 1,483 of those. The rest were 11 parcels of LAND, 2 Estates, which are groups of parcels, and 16 wearables, the items avatars wear. [1] [2] MANA rose 9.1% from the close of the 23rd of September 2026 to the close of the 26th of September 2026, from $0.08272 to $0.09024. The wider gaming market, the Gaming Token Index – Composite, rose 6.0% over the same days.

This only covers the marketplace UI: the items can still be traded on-chain or elsewhere. [1]

Ignacio Mazzara, in Decentraland’s marketplace code on GitHub, the 26th of September 2026
Daily closes for Decentraland over the 30 days to the 30th of September 2026, with the swing envelope.
Decentraland: daily closes and the levels it turned at: data table
DateDecentralandFloorCeiling
2026-09-010.07290.07160.0808
2026-09-020.07360.07160.0813
2026-09-030.07550.07160.0818
2026-09-040.07310.07160.0822
2026-09-050.07510.07160.0827
2026-09-060.07540.07160.0831
2026-09-070.07590.07160.0836
2026-09-080.07590.07160.0841
2026-09-090.07460.07160.0845
2026-09-100.07190.07170.0850
2026-09-110.07170.07170.0855
2026-09-120.07350.07170.0859
2026-09-130.07620.07170.0864
2026-09-140.07500.07170.0868
2026-09-150.07170.07170.0873
2026-09-160.07200.07170.0878
2026-09-170.07410.07170.0882
2026-09-180.07890.07170.0887
2026-09-190.08310.07170.0891
2026-09-200.08290.07170.0896
2026-09-210.08510.07170.0901
2026-09-220.08680.07170.0905
2026-09-230.08270.07170.0910
2026-09-240.08820.07170.0915
2026-09-250.09190.07170.0919
2026-09-260.09020.07170.0919
2026-09-270.09110.07170.0919
2026-09-280.08900.07170.0919
2026-09-290.08920.07170.0919
2026-09-300.08880.07170.0919

What the token actually does

This screenshot from the game Decentraland shows a large, pink, multi-story building styled like a Japanese castle at night, featuring neon signs that read "TOMB CHASER" and "PLAY," alongside abstract purple trees under a blue sky.
This screenshot from the game Decentraland shows a large, pink, multi-story building styled like a Japanese castle at night, featuring neon signs that read “TOMB CHASER” and “PLAY,” alongside abstract purple trees under a blue sky.

MANA is Decentraland’s currency, used to buy LAND, Names and other digital items. [2] Holding MANA, Names or LAND also lets people create and vote on proposals in the Decentraland DAO. A vote counts for more when the voter holds more MANA, Names and LAND. [3] Decentraland is a free-to-play virtual world where users create, explore and trade.

What people are saying

Community

The freeze poll drew replies on Decentraland’s forum from the 26th to the 28th of September 2026. A user named JasonX wrote that they had lost more than 1,000 Names. Others argued against a freeze, and one wrote that it seemed unfair to punish all Name holders. [4]

I’ve lost all my DCL names over 1,000+ due to Magic Eden Limit Break Hack along with many others. [4]

JasonX, on the Decentraland forum, the 26th of September 2026

The exploit did not compromise any of Decentraland’s own contracts; it exploited the outdated approvals on Magic Eden. If we decide to rewind ownership on the basis of an external marketplace failure, I believe it would become extremely difficult to draw a clear line for any potential future incidents. [4]

nwiz, on the Decentraland forum, the 27th of September 2026

Performance and holder count

Performance

Over the three months to the 30th of September 2026, MANA rose 40.7%. The wider gaming market fell 5.6% over the same window.

  • Over the week to the 30th of September 2026 the token rose 7.4%. The wider gaming market rose 0.3%.
  • It ranked 84th of the 204 gaming tokens that gained over the week. The closest move to it was PASG, up 7.4%.
  • It trades 98% below its all-time high, set in November 2021. The wider gaming market sits 94% below its own.
MANA against Gaming Token Index – Composite over the 92 days to the 30th of September 2026.
Decentraland and Gaming Token Index – Composite, day by day: data table
DateMANAGaming Token Index – Composite
2026-07-01100.0100.0
2026-07-02100.2102.0
2026-07-03115.396.2
2026-07-04112.1101.3
2026-07-05113.9101.5
2026-07-06110.998.1
2026-07-07109.6100.7
2026-07-08116.394.8
2026-07-09115.6101.2
2026-07-10112.0101.8
2026-07-11114.399.5
2026-07-12110.6100.2
2026-07-13109.598.0
2026-07-14110.998.9
2026-07-15110.599.7
2026-07-16113.497.5
2026-07-17114.894.9
2026-07-18110.593.7
2026-07-19108.993.9
2026-07-20109.994.7
2026-07-21111.196.7
2026-07-22110.895.6
2026-07-23106.098.2
2026-07-24107.699.1
2026-07-25108.2101.0
2026-07-26107.8102.6
2026-07-27105.596.5
2026-07-28106.499.1
2026-07-29105.199.8
2026-07-30107.0100.7
2026-07-31105.6103.3
2026-08-01104.5104.7
2026-08-02105.497.3
2026-08-03105.595.1
2026-08-04105.990.8
2026-08-05106.292.3
2026-08-06104.490.5
2026-08-07104.691.7
2026-08-08106.498.1
2026-08-09105.8106.2
2026-08-10106.487.9
2026-08-11104.183.2
2026-08-12103.184.1
2026-08-13101.181.5
2026-08-14101.079.0
2026-08-15102.076.3
2026-08-16100.676.4
2026-08-17100.675.5
2026-08-18100.474.3
2026-08-19105.076.5
2026-08-20111.380.0
2026-08-21119.785.7
2026-08-22119.585.6
2026-08-23121.585.6
2026-08-24118.284.7
2026-08-25115.483.1
2026-08-26115.383.1
2026-08-27119.685.0
2026-08-28117.083.9
2026-08-29116.684.2
2026-08-30118.584.0
2026-08-31113.582.9
2026-09-01115.682.6
2026-09-02116.682.5
2026-09-03119.785.6
2026-09-04115.883.7
2026-09-05119.085.4
2026-09-06119.585.4
2026-09-07120.286.6
2026-09-08120.386.5
2026-09-09118.285.4
2026-09-10114.082.1
2026-09-11113.782.8
2026-09-12116.583.6
2026-09-13120.884.8
2026-09-14118.985.2
2026-09-15113.681.6
2026-09-16114.181.0
2026-09-17117.483.9
2026-09-18125.088.4
2026-09-19131.790.1
2026-09-20131.489.4
2026-09-21134.994.9
2026-09-22137.596.5
2026-09-23131.194.1
2026-09-24139.896.4
2026-09-25145.699.3
2026-09-26143.099.8
2026-09-27144.3101.2
2026-09-28141.196.5
2026-09-29141.497.9
2026-09-30140.794.4
How far the token and Gaming Token Index – Composite moved over each window, to the 30th of September 2026.
MANA against Gaming Token Index – Composite: data table
WindowMANAGaming Token Index – Composite
1 year-69.49%-73.57%
6 months+5.39%-11.32%
3 months+40.74%-5.59%
1 month+24.03%+13.93%
MANA over the week, beside the gaming tokens that moved most in the same direction rather than the ones closest to it.
Decentraland against the biggest movers in its group: data table
TokenReturn
MANA+7.4%
SKULL+297.1%
MYRIA+224.9%
TEVA+137.2%
QORPO+78.9%
CWS+65.6%

Holder count

  • Holders went from 339,854 to 338,538 between the 23rd and the 28th of September 2026, down 0.4%. From the 1st to the 28th of September 2026, the span the chart below covers, they went from 339,510 to 338,538, down 0.3%.
Holder count for Decentraland, from the 1st to the 28th of September 2026.
Decentraland: holders from the 1st to the 28th of September 2026: data table
DateDecentraland
2026-09-01339,510
2026-09-02339,528
2026-09-04339,549
2026-09-05339,563
2026-09-06339,582
2026-09-07339,586
2026-09-08339,588
2026-09-09339,578
2026-09-10339,578
2026-09-11339,591
2026-09-12339,586
2026-09-13339,613
2026-09-14339,616
2026-09-15339,617
2026-09-17339,768
2026-09-18339,817
2026-09-19339,841
2026-09-20339,868
2026-09-23339,854
2026-09-25338,664
2026-09-26338,552
2026-09-27338,539
2026-09-28338,538

More on the story

Before the update, a Decentraland DAO poll had asked for an investigation. It also asked for a freeze of all Names activity where possible. [4] A second poll proposed a new Names contract, built from a snapshot taken before the theft. [5] Both polls closed on the 1st of October 2026 with most of the voting power against them. Seven voters backed the freeze with 32% of the voting power, while three voters holding 67% voted no. [4] The second poll lost by 69% to 31%. [5] Magic Eden said on the 25th of September 2026 that it stopped using Payment Processor V2 in October 2024. It said NFTs listed on its marketplace from about February to October 2024 could be affected. It told those users to take back the contract’s permission to move their NFTs, though this would not return tokens that had already moved. [6]

References

  1. ↑ “feat: block buying and bidding on NFTs stolen in the PPv2 exploit” (Ignacio Mazzara, in Decentraland’s marketplace code on GitHub, the 26th of September 2026) Source
  2. ↑ “Decentraland 101” (the project’s documentation) Source
  3. ↑ “Participation Requirements” (the project’s documentation) Source
  4. ↑ “Immediate Request to Freeze ALL Decentraland Names and Related Transactions” (the Decentraland forum, from the 26th of September 2026) Source
  5. ↑ “Proposed Decentraland Names Contract Migration and Recovery Plan” (the Decentraland forum, from the 26th of September 2026) Source
  6. ↑ “We are sharing an interim update regarding an exploit identified with @limitbreak Payment Processor V2…” (Magic Eden, on X, the 25th of September 2026) Source

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