Overview
- Orbs are a new virtual currency users earn by completing interactive ad “Quests” that involve watching promotional videos or playing advertiser-backed games.
- Beta participants can redeem Orbs in Discord’s Shop for digital rewards such as three-day Nitro credits, profile badges, avatar decorations and profile effects.
- Discord retains full control over the Orbs economy and plans to adjust earn rates to protect its core paid Nitro subscription.
- The Orbs beta is available to a limited global cohort now, with a broader rollout and mobile Quests expansion set for June.
- Discord is also testing a facial-scanning age-verification feature in Australia and the UK as it advances its ad business ahead of a potential IPO.