#AppleCryptoUpdate

Here are the latest updates on Apple's stance on cryptocurrency and NFTs:

## Apple's App Store Guidelines

- *NFTs*: Apple allows in-app purchases of NFTs but bars using NFTs acquired elsewhere for anything other than viewing. A 30% commission rate applies to in-app NFT purchases.

- *Cryptocurrency Payments*: Apple doesn't allow crypto for in-app purchases, only fiat currency purchases with valid payment methods like debit or credit cards.

- *Crypto Exchanges*: Crypto exchange apps can be listed on the App Store, but only in countries or regions where they have appropriate licensing and permissions ¹.

## iMessage Security Update

- *PQ3 Protocol*: Apple introduced PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage, providing Level 3 security, the highest level of security for messaging apps.

- *Quantum-Secure Messaging*: PQ3 protects against quantum attacks and ensures secure messaging, even in the face of potential improvements in quantum computing technology.

- *Key Features*: PQ3 introduces post-quantum cryptography from the start of a conversation, mitigates key compromises, and uses hybrid design to combine new post-quantum algorithms with current Elliptic Curve algorithms ².