Grand Theft Auto 6 Crypto Rumors Are Swirling Once more—Right here’s What’s Going On

One other day, one other buzzy rumor going viral on Crypto Twitter.

Rumors that the extremely anticipated (and massively leaked) recreation Grand Theft Auto 6 will probably be a blockchain recreation or embody some kind of cryptocurrency that may be redeemed in actual life have resurfaced once more this week—after initially spawning in 2021 after which swirling again last year.

Nevertheless, the claims are at the moment unsubstantiated. A Forbes India article cited a crypto Twitter account as its supply for the rumors, and neither Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Video games nor dad or mum firm Take-Two Interactive have confirmed or denied the rumors up to now. 

Online game publication Sport Rant speculated that GTA 6 (or no matter it might formally be known as) is not going to introduce an actual cryptocurrency however as a substitute would possibly merely make cryptocurrency and the metaverse the “butt of many jokes.”

Different articles across the web have cited a latest viral tweet from a gaming content material creator as their supply for the knowledge, however this tweet doesn’t comprise proof validating the rumors and is merely hypothesis.

Twitter customers added a “Neighborhood Observe” to the tweet that clarifies that neither Rockstar Video games nor anybody concerned with GTA 6 have mentioned something to verify the rumors.

And whereas Take-Two has made crypto strikes, together with having its Zynga studio engaged on Web3 video games, Rockstar issued a ban final November for NFTs and cryptocurrency on fan-operated Grand Theft Auto V servers.

Whereas crypto followers could also be hungry for an actual GTA cryptocurrency—and Web3 haters are hungry for crypto jabs—proper now, there’s little to no proof in any way supporting any of those claims.

Decrypt has reached out to Take-Two and Rockstar Video games for remark, however didn’t instantly hear again.