LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – A patch of virtual real estate in the online world Decentraland sold for a record $2.4 million worth of cryptocurrency, the buyer crypto investor Tokens.com (COIN.NLB) and Decentraland said on Tuesday. Decentraland is an online environment – also called a “metaverse” – where users can buy land, visit buildings, walk around and meet people as avatars. Such environments have grown in popularity this year, as the pandemic caused people to spend more time online. read more Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Interest surged last month when Facebook changed its name to Meta to reflect its focus on developing virtual reality products…