Shortly after a now-deleted X post by BitPay, in which the cryptocurrency payments platform said that Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) would introduce support for crypto payments – specifically XRP – the gaming platform quickly refuted these claims, impacting the price of the token in question.
Specifically, the price of XRP briefly soared to over $0.50 on October 16, around the time of the original post, which claimed that users could begin using the crypto for Xsolla payments in supported games, including Roblox and Smite, according to the data retrieved on October 18.
XRP price after BitPay’s X post. Source: CoinMarketCap
Indeed, as the post claimed:
“Xsolla now accepts XRP with BitPay as a payment method for their games such as Smite and Roblox. (…) You can use your favorite cryptocurrency to buy, play, and enjoy gaming like never before.”
However, Roblox soon denied any claims that it plans to integrate XRP payments with Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, first in a res
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