April 8, 2025
Fiction To Reality
The development follows Fortnite’s introduction of a blockchain-themed storyline in Chapter 6, Season 2, featuring a pickle villain named Big Dill, who’s involved in a crypto scam.
Players can use the in-game currency, ‘Dill Bits’, to buy rare items at ‘black market’ locations. Crypto traders turned this fictional currency into a real meme coin, although it has no official link to Fortnite itself.
Source: X (@TimSweeneyEpic)
A spokesperson for Epic Games clarified, “Dill Bits is a fictional, in-game currency exclusive to Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 6 Season 2. There is no real cryptocurrency or meme coin associated with Fortnite.”
DB Crashes
The real Dill Bits (DB) token hit a $4.72 million market cap but crashed by 96.62% over the next few weeks.
After Sweeney tagged the token’s account, calling it a scam, the token spiked briefly before quickly falling. Some speculated Sweeney orchestrated the surge, but he denied it, stating, “I’m just shitposting.”
The DB community saw Sweeney’s response as a win, claiming it added credibility to their coin. Despite the hype, the token’s market cap dropped to $952,440 after the spike.
