Roblox, an online gaming platform with over 200 million monthly active users, now accepts XRP as a payment method, according to an announcement on October 17th from BitPay on Twitter.
XRP as a payment option is currently supported by Xsolla, a company that manages in-game payments for Roblox. BitPay will act as a partner responsible for seamlessly connecting with cryptocurrency wallets.
Available on all major platforms, such as Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, Roblox has 65.5 million daily active users, 44% of whom are under 13 years old. Roblox users spent approximately $773 million on in-game purchases in the first quarter of 2023.
Xsolla has actively been working to integrate cryptocurrencies into its payment system. In August 2022, it partnered with the automated cryptocurrency management platform Coinchange Financial and the Web3 social platform TradeZing to develop non-replaceable token payment solutions.
The collaboration between Xsolla and BitPay began in 2014 when the service started accepting Bitcoin (BTC) payments. In September 2023, BitPay and Xsolla implemented PayPal USD (PYUSD) payments for both sellers and consumers.