{"id":30970,"date":"2019-01-07T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethereumworldnews.com\/?p=30970"},"modified":"2019-01-07T09:18:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T08:18:10","slug":"fortnite-merch-crypto-drops-monero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethereumworldnews.com\/fortnite-merch-crypto-drops-monero\/","title":{"rendered":"Woops! Fortnite Merch Curbs Crypto Adoption, Drops Monero (XMR) Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortnite Store [Once] Accept[ed] Monero (XMR)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On New Year’s Day, rumors began to circulate around the crypto industry’s social media channels that Fortnite, the world-renowned “Battle Royale” video game that raked in millions upon millions, had begun to accept Monero<\/a> (XMR) payments on its official merchandise store. After this hearsay circulated, Riccardo Spagni, a leading South African crypto enthusiast and Monero core team member, took to Twitter to explain this industry occurrence.<\/p>\n

Spagni, who is part of the “Magical Crypto Friends” podcast, confirmed<\/a> that XMR payments were accepted on the bonafide Fortnite Store via integration with pro-crypto payment processor GloBee.\u00a0Referencing the video game, he quipped on Twitter that \u201cnow you can purchase that sweet Durrr Burger onesie without your friends, family, or coworkers judging you,\u201d evidently touching on XMR\u2019s privacy features.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, with this integration, the payment\u00a0processor limited cryptocurrency transactions to XMR, even though it accepts payments via Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum<\/a>, Dogecoin, Decred, and XRP<\/a>.\u00a0When this\u00a0news broke, a number of crypto enthusiasts took to social media channels to express their excitement, as integration into a facet of Fortnite, a game that attracts millions of viewers on Twitch day-in, day-out, is evidently an optimistic sign.<\/p>\n

Many optimists claimed that this integration could spark a newfound bout of adoption for cryptocurrencies, while others (a bit more cynical) noted that Fortnite’s adoption of XMR would push the asset higher, but no the broader market.<\/p>\n

Not So Fast, Says Epic Games Founder\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While the GloBee integration was successful for a number of days, with preliminary reports indicating that crypto-friendly users actually transacted XMR, Tim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and of its facets, claimed that the acceptance of XMR was “brief” and an “accident.” Through a Twitter thread that garnered traction in the cryptosphere just recently, the preeminent programmer explained that “somewhere along the way” an unnamed one of Epic’s partners enabled the Monero payment option.<\/p>\n

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Actually, Fortnite\u2019s brief foray into crypto was accidental. We worked with a partner to open a merchandise store, and somewhere along the way Monero payment was enabled.https:\/\/t.co\/vzmSCMey3T<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) January 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n