Spain will invest 8 million euros in metaverse initiatives

Video games and the metaverse are in the sights of countries as cultural plans, taking into account that they can shape people's lives in the near future. The project, titled  “Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan”, published on the 16th, will be formulated using resources made available by the European Union.

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Playboy launches experience at The SandBox to celebrate anniversary

Playboy, the iconic adult magazine, is trying to gain a foothold in digital culture. An example of this is the brand's 69th anniversary campaign, which is being celebrated with an action within The Sandbox metaverse. In addition to an interactive experience within the active platform between December 12th and 19th, NFTs will also be sold.

Metaverso will receive 20% of Meta's investments in 2023

Meta, one of the main players in the turn of the metaverse, will continue investing in the spatialization of the internet in 2023. According to the company, the total investment in Reality Labs, Meta's metaverse division, will represent 20% of general expenses.

Spain wants to stimulate the economy through video games and the metaverse

Spain sees these initiatives as possibilities to strengthen its economy. In this way, it presents project incubation projects in this area, aiming to be at the cutting edge when it comes to stimulating the metaverse. According to the ministry, in 2021, 6,9 million video games were sold in Spain, one million consoles and 3,4 million related accessories. A South Korea, for example, has been stimulating productivity in areas related to web3 for some time now. 

The resources must be delivered in the form of annual or multi-annual donations to companies in the sector. Spain's Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta, says that the grants “will contribute to the promotion of projects by our SMEs (small and medium-sized companies) and our independent workers, thus consolidating Spain's image as a reference audiovisual hub, also in the video game sector”.

According to the minister, the intention is “to transform Spain into an exporter of audiovisual products, placing the video game sector in a competitive situation in relation to other countries”.

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Digital real could come out in 2024, announces president of the Central Bank

Apparently, the Brazilian Central Bank does not want to be left behind in the virtual race in the coming years. The entity's president, Roberto Campos Neto, stated this Tuesday (13) that he is interested in creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The speech took place during an event on digital security promoted by Poder360.

Amazon in NFTs? Understand the negotiation of virtual forest lots for “guardians”

Unfortunately, the responsible government bodies are not being able to stop deforestation, land grabbing, illegal mining and other activities that are devastating the Amazon Forest. The largest tropical forest in the world has suffered constant attacks, a situation that has worsened in recent years due to the lack of equipment for monitoring and combating environmental crimes. With this in mind, the company Nemus is selling NFTs corresponding to individual plots of land to buyers – called “guardians” – who do not actually own the land, but whose investment in cryptocurrencies will go towards sustainable local projects. A new approach to environmental preservation, aiming to attract and engage investors in the preservation of the Amazon.