Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), a Singapore-based global Web3 entertainment company and operator of the PlayMining GameFi platform, has announced the launch of its DEP Buyback Program.

The company will continuously buy back its own DEAPcoin ($DEP) crypto token in order to sustainably increase the token’s value. DEA will use up to 40 percent of its own sales — but not including DEP sales from its gaming platform PlayMining — to fund the buyback.

“Through the DEP Buyback Program, we aim to increase the value of DEP tokens over the medium to long term,” said DEA co-founder and co-CEO, Naohito Yoshida. “This will help us stabilize the PlayMining ecosystem and return profits to DEP holders.”

The program starts January 2023, with specific timing and buyback amounts to be determined based on market trends and the condition of the PlayMining economy. Details will be published via whitepaper at a later date.

Growing the PlayMining GameFi Platform

The current PlayMining GameFi catalog features a number of casual Play and Earn (P&E) NFT games, including Job Tribes, Cookin’ Burger, Menya Dragon Ramen, Graffiti Racer and Lucky Farmer. More games are scheduled to launch this year, and a metaverse initiative is also in the works.

Players can earn DEP by playing these games, which can be used in many ways: DEP can be sold back to PlayMining, traded on popular exchanges or used to purchase NFTs on the PlayMining NFT marketplace. DEP has the distinction of being the first P&E token officially approved by Japan’s Financial Service Agency.

The NFT marketplace hosts artwork from popular Japanese anime and video game creators as well as NFTs that can be used in all of the Web3 games on the PlayMining platform. Notably, DEA pays royalties to both official and fan art creators on their NFT marketplace, with SG$9 million in royalties having been paid out over the past two years.

DEA has a mission to create a fair distribution platform for creators. In addition to creating their own Web3 games, DEA partners with third-party game studios to launch NFT games on the PlayMining platform. This gives small game developers a significant advantage: by integrating DEP into their games, it becomes possible to sell NFTs directly on the PlayMining NFT marketplace and later to develop metaverse projects related to their game, thereby opening up new monetization strategies for their intellectual property (IP).

“It can be notoriously hard for small game studios to monetize their IPs,” said DEA’s other co-founder and co-CEO Kozo Yamada. “The biggest distributors such as Nintendo and Apple take a huge cut from every sale, but our fees are much more reasonable. Through the empowerment of Web3 technology, we aim to build a GameFi library that rivals Nintendo!”

DEA recently celebrated a number of big successes at the tail end of 2022, having secured US$10 million investment from LDA Capital and a minority investment from Rakuten Capital. They also signed strategic Web3 partnerships with Rakuten Group and YGG SEA, and entered into a business alliance with TV Tokyo. All of these wins will serve to help PlayMining expand their GameFi platform.

A virtual screening of the award winning short film "Disabled Artist Showcase:Creating Our Spaces" directed by disabled award winning filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower.

New York City, NY, January 3, 2023 -- On January 21, 2023 (@) 6:30 PM EDT, Wabi Sabi Productions Inc, A 501 (c)3 will be producing a public virtual film screening of the award winning short film "Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces" on Youtube Live.

The film is directed by award winning disabled filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower. The film features four disabled artists/activists. Vocalist and lyricist James Ian and director Dominick Evans both have the rare disease SMA (Spinal Muscle Atrophy). Dominick has multiple other less visible disabilities. He is non binary and is a part of the trans community. Their music video entitled "Spaces" was sponsored by Genentech as part of the company's SMA My Way program. The music video won "music video of the year" at the 2022 Wavy Awards held in NYC. James Ian was the vocalist and songwriter of "Spaces" while Dominick Evans was the virtual director. James is a resident of Los Angeles while Dominick is a resident of Ohio.

Leroy Moore Jr. and Keith Jones both have cerebral palsy. They are co-founder of the international organization of disabled musicians and poets called "Krip Hop Nation." Leroy is currently working on his PhD at UCLA and is also a poet and journalist. Keith Jones is currently planning the launching of "DA CHNL", a disabled educational and entertainment tv channel available on Roku TV via subscription. The channel will be featuring disability related content. The channel is made more accessible to the disability community by using all the modern technology at its disposal and the more traditional aids such as closed caption, ADR, sign language, etc.

Leroy and Keith created a music video entitled "A Blindman Stood on the Road and Cried" which is a tribute to the late Josh White Sr.'s song with the same name. The lyrics were written by Leroy Moore Jr. and the music was composed by Keith Jones. The music video was shot in Los Angeles , Ca by Erick Matus and produced by Wabi Sabi Productions Inc. The concept was created by the director Emmitt H Thrower. Both of the described music videos are featured in the documentary.

Emmitt H Thrower is the CEO and founder of Wabi Sabi Productions Inc. He is an award winning disabled filmmaker, producer, director, actor, writer and music publisher. Emmitt is a stroke survivor with loss of vision in one eye and impaired vision in the other. He also deals with some mobility issues caused by the stroke he had in 2001. Emmitt is the author of a recently released kindle book and Audible audiobook entitled "New Borning: A Bronx Tale". It is autobiographical and historical as it chronicles his journey recovering from his stroke 2001 and the development of the Bronx from then to the present. The book is available on Amazon, Audible and The ITunes platforms beginning in January 2023. The book will also be release later in 2023 as a "Cinema Book". A cinema book or watch book, is a book you watch instead of reading. It is an cinematic version of the autobiographical audio book. This new book concept is the brainchild of Emmitt as a way to create a visual and auditory movie like experience that enhances the book experience in a new way. This version of the book provides additional aid and a unique experiences for all book lovers including those with disabilities .

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has published two final rules to protect children aged eight years or younger from the risk of strangulation by window covering cords.

The two final rules were published on November 28, 2022. The first, 16 CFR 1260, establishes a safety standard for operating cords on custom window coverings. The second, 16 CFR 1120, makes it clear that window covering that fail to comply with one or more of the following requirements of ANSI/WCMA A100.1 - 2018 will be considered a substantial product hazard (SPH).

SGS has published SafeGuardS 139.22 to provide stakeholders with in-depth information on the scope and requirements of both pieces of legislation. This includes definitions for both custom and stock window covering, especially pertinent to 16 CFR 1120, and information on the specific requirements in both final rules. Included in the SafeGuardS are details of the rules relating to the manufacture and importation of custom window coverings between November 28, 2022, and May 30, 2023.

Stakeholders are advised to review original SGS SafeGuardS 139.22 for more information. They should also be aware of the following effective dates:

• 16 CFR 1260 – May 30, 2023
• 16 CFR 1120 – December 28, 2022

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS to help stakeholders understand the latest development in the progression of the European Union (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) towards adoption.

On November 29, 2022, the European Parliament and Council provisionally agreed to adopt the GPSR. A final adoption is expected in March 2023 and, once adopted, the GPSR will come into force 18 months later.

GPSR will transform the current General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) into a regulation. The GPSD (2001/95/EC) has been in force for over 20 years but is no longer sufficient to protect consumers in today’s digital environment.

SGS has published SafeGuardS 141.22 to give stakeholders an overview of the development of GPSR. It contains a breakdown of the main provisions in the GPSR, including details of the requirements relating to e-commerce, responsible persons, recalls and technical documentation.

For more information, stakeholders are advised to look at SGS’s original SafeGuardS 141.22.

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