#AppleCryptoUpdate Apple quietly opens the new cryptocurrency door

Apple hasn't launched a token, but it did something bigger.

After years of cautious steps - banning mining, app store restrictions, and blocking cryptocurrency payments - things have turned around. In May 2025:

- App Store rules changed: developers can now link to external cryptocurrency payments and NFT platforms.

- Apple Pay x Bitcoin: through Mesh, users can now pay with BTC, and merchants receive stablecoins.

- NFT Freedom: purchasing from outside the app? No longer prohibited.

Add to this: Coinbase + Apple Pay, and 274 million WalletConnect sessions, along with a wave of decentralized apps looking to enhance mobile user experience.

Apple hasn't fully retreated - but it has handed the keys to cryptocurrency developers.

The iPhone is now a Web3 platform.