#AppleCryptoUpdate Hello, Binance community! 👋 Some news has been circulating about Apple and cryptocurrencies, there have been VERY important and recent changes in the App Store rules that affect those of us in this world. Let me summarize the highlights!
The Key Change: Payments Outside the App Store in the USA! (Big News 💥)
This is the most powerful news and it happened just a few days ago (early May 2025). Due to a court order in the United States (related to antitrust lawsuits), Apple had to change its rules regarding payments:
* Now, apps in the USA App Store can include buttons or links that take you to make purchases OUTSIDE of the app itself (for example, on the developer's website).
* Why is it SO important? Because this opens the door for apps (including exchanges, Play-to-Earn games, NFT platforms, etc.) to offer payment methods that avoid the famous 27-30% commission that Apple charges on in-app purchases. This could mean lower prices or more options for us! 💸
* They also changed the rules a bit regarding NFTs, allowing apps to facilitate exploring collections and linking to external sites for purchases more easily.
Definitely, this is good news for the crypto and NFT app ecosystem on iOS! ✅
Apple Pay with Crypto... Yes or No? 😉
It's also common to see news about "paying with crypto using Apple Pay." Recently, there were announcements from companies like Mesh enabling this. But be careful!, it needs to be understood well:
* It is NOT that Apple Pay accepts Bitcoin or USDC natively.
* What these third-party companies do is create an integration. You pay using Apple's easy and secure Apple Pay interface, but it's that company's service that converts your crypto balance (that you have with them) to fiat money to pay the store.
* So yes, it can be used, but through intermediaries, not directly from Apple.
And Apple as a Company? Will it Get into Crypto? 🤔
Despite these changes in the App Store (which seem more like a legal obligation than a self-initiated pro-crypto initiative), Apple's general stance still appears to be quite conservative regarding directly adopting cryptocurrencies:
* There are no recent signs or announcements that they will integrate native support for storing or sending crypto in Apple Wallet.
* It also doesn't seem like they will accept Bitcoin for an iPhone anytime soon.
* The vision seems to be more about caution and observing from the sidelines, although its CEO, Tim Cook, admitted a while ago that he personally did have some crypto.
In Summary:
The big recent news is the increased flexibility in the USA App Store by court order, which is positive for the entire crypto/NFT app ecosystem. However, Apple as a company still hasn't taken the big leap towards a deep and native integration of cryptocurrencies in its main products like Apple Pay or Wallet. For now, they depend on third parties for those functionalities.
What do you think about these changes in Apple's rules? Do you think this will open more doors for the crypto apps you use? Do you think Apple will decide to dive deeper into the crypto world soon?
