The characters that started as stickers on the LINE messaging app are getting a crypto payment option.

IPX, the company formerly known as LINE FRIENDS, plans to let shoppers pay with a token called minicoin at its online and offline stores.

The rollout is planned in phases in the first half of 2027, across stores in Korea and abroad. The company has not confirmed a U.S. launch, and nothing changes at checkout today.

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What IPX is planning

The service will let customers buy physical merchandise with minicoin at LINE FRIENDS stores. IPX says it is meant to make digital asset payments a natural…