Just as 2017 was the year of cryptocurrency, 2018 was the year of Fortnite. And now those two worlds are colliding. Recently word spread that the Fortnite merchandise store is accepting Monero (and XMR alone) as a form of payment.

Monero Accepted At Fortnite Merchandise Store

Fornite became immensely popular last year, enough to open up Retail Row, an official supporting retail store. And while some are questioning the choice (XMR has previously been subject to crypto jacking), it’s an overall win for the crypto space. After all, the more crypto adoption from universally recognized companies, the more traction the crypto industry will gain, not to mention the attention individual virtual currencies will gain.

Monero (XMR) broke the news on January 1st, 2019, via Twitter. The tweet garnered 183 retweets and 659 likes.

The official Fortnite Merch Store is now exclusively accepting #Monero as a cryptocurrency payment option! https://t.co/NWmHhzE6Kg
— Monero || #xmr (@monero) January 1, 2019

Many were in favor of the news.

Congrats $XMR!! Keep pushing!!
— Seyfi (@Seyfi26863618) January 2, 2019

Too cool: the Fortnite merch store (https://t.co/KNL4IFCFHk) lets you pay in Monero, so now you can purchase that sweet Durrr Burger onesie without your friends / family / coworkers judging you. https://t.co/XYs1NjGvGp
— Riccardo Spagni (@fluffypony) January 1, 2019

Things to Note

For those who want to purchase Fornite merchandise using Monero (XMR), Riccardo Spagni says you have to “go to the regular checkout,” and not to use “Apple Pay or PayPal’s checkout.”