Written by David Attleeformer writerReviewed by Ana Paula Pereirastaff editorRoblox denies BitPay announcement claiming it will accept XRP
Latest NewsPublishedOct 17, 2023
A Roblox spokesperson said a now-deleted X post from BitPay claiming it would support the digital currency was false.
Roblox has denied supporting XRP (XRP) as a payment method after crypto payment service provider BitPay claimed Roblox’s in-game payments manager Xsolla was accepting the token for the game.
A Roblox spokesperson told Cointelegraph that while its in-game payments manager Xsolla is one of Roblox’s payment providers, Roblox doesn’t enable crypto — including XRP — on its platform.
The claim by BitPay came in a now-deleted Oct. 17 X (Twitter) post.
BitPay's now-deleted X post claiming Roblox was accepting XRP. Source: X
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BitPay CMO Bill Zielke told Cointelegraph there was an error in the tweet and the firm will have more announcements about merchants accepting crypto in the near future.
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Update (Oct. 19, 1:55 am UTC): This article has been updated with comments from BitPay.
Update (Oct. 18, 2:00 am UTC): This article has been updated to add comment from a Roblox spokesperson.
Additional reporting by Jesse Coghlan.
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