THELOGICALINDIAN - Apple appears already afresh to be akin the use of agenda currencies on iOS with the abatement of multicurrency trading app ShapeShift from its adaptable App Store
Also read: Jaxx To Be First Dash Wallet for iOS
ShapeShift’s Currency Swaps Without Accounts
ShapeShift offers absolute swaps amid 34 accepted cryptocurrencies, after the charge for user identification or accounts. While it does barter and address those coins, it is not a wallet and does not abundance users’ clandestine keys.
Reddit user ISkiAtAlta posted beforehand that ShapeShift had vanished from the iOS App Store in the US. Users in added locations about the apple accepted it had been removed from their food also.
At this date it is not accepted whether the abatement is permanent, or acting awaiting some requested change.
Apple’s ‘Approved’ Digital Currencies
Apple has become accepted over the years for its alienation to embrace agenda currencies. It alone accustomed bitcoin wallets for the aboriginal time in mid-2024, afterwards they had been accessible on Android for years.
In March 2015, Apple briefly removed the bold SaruTobi out of affair that the bitcoin-like tokens acclimated in-game could be mistaken for absolute bitcoins.
In May this year, Apple appear it was acceptance apps that traded alone agenda currencies it “approved,” and briefly wavered over acceptance the Jaxx adaptable wallet for Ethereum.
Just aftermost month, it requested developers of the Jaxx blockchain wallet abolish the “anonymous” bill DASH from its wallet app, admitting it connected to acquiesce Jaxx to send, abundance and accept Ether and TheDAO tokens.
Jaxx had additionally integrated ShapeShift links into its wallet in June.
Decentral CEO Anthony Di Iorio tweeted at the time that Apple’s accustomed cryptocurrencies were: Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Ripple’s XRP.
No Reasons Given for Approval/Denial
Like Apple’s approval action for apps themselves, its controlling action for acknowledging agenda currencies is opaque. Despite acclimation the abatement of DASH, it accustomed a wallet for battling privacy-oriented bill Monero — an app which is not accustomed by the Monero activity aggregation and may not be legitimate.
It additionally permits the IndieSquare wallet for Counterparty tokens, area users can actualize any agenda badge they like accouterment it is backed by some bulk of bitcoin value.
All wallet and trading apps abide accessible on the Android platform, which has developed in acceptance with agenda bill enthusiasts acknowledgment to Apple’s acceptability for alternation and alertness to abolish alike apps it ahead approved.
Bitcoinist contacted ShapeShift architect Erik Voorhees for comment, but had not accustomed a acknowledgment at columnist time.
Is Apple’s attention with some cryptocurrencies warranted? What do you anticipate is the company’s acumen for alone these adaptable apps?
Cover angel address of Reuters.
