Feed: Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics
Feed Link: https://www.engadget.com/
---

Title: Discord launches a virtual currency

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 16:21:36 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/discord-launc...

Going on a quest to gather orbs sounds like a magical journey. Images of old-
school Sierra adventure games come to mind. Well, bad news. In this case,
it's a virtual currency earned by being a captive audience for advertisers on
Discord. Welcome to 2025, baby!

Currently in beta, Orbs are Discord's latest addition to its Quests. That's
the company's system that lets advertisers launch interactive challenges.
These can be things like watching promotional videos or playing games. You
aren't watching an ad, silly. You're venturing out on a Video Quest!!
Godspeed.

Discord

If you choose to be a Quest test subject, you can spend your Orbs in several
ways. Discord Nitro credits could be a popular redemption option. You can
also trade Orbs for profile cosmetics and first-party shop items.
Unfortunately, you can't exchange them for real money. Nor can you spend them
anywhere outside of Discord.

Before today, Quest advertisers were limited to offering their own rewards.
However, they can still do that. The new virtual currency is merely another
option.

Orbs are launching in a limited beta, so you may not have access yet. They're
also desktop-only (app and browser), at least for now. You can find Quests by
heading to Discover > Quests on Discord. Once you have access to Orbs, you
can claim them in the Direct Messages > Shop section.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/discord-launc...
162136575.html?src=rss

---
VRSS v2.1.180528