Bitcoin Buzz | Apple criticised for booting 'bitcoin wallet' off its App Store
Makers of Blockchain application brand the move 'anti-competitive' as tech giant continues to crack down on services involving the digital currency
Apple has unexpectedly axed the popular bitcoin wallet application Blockchain from the iOS App Store without explanation.
The global tech giant sent an email to the Blockchain company informing them that it removed the digital wallet from its selection of applications available to download.
Wallet apps such as Blockchain allow users to digitally store and send bitcoins without the need for third parties, crucial to making bitcoin cost-effective and a competitive threat to traditional finance facilities.
Roger Ver, Blockchain’s business development executive, confirmed that Apple had removed the last-remaining such bitcoin wallet from the App Store.
They never told us what those issues were and never gave us a chance to address what those issues might be
“There was no notice, they sent a formal email to say your app has been removed due to ‘unresolved issues’ – that’s the phrasing that they used,” Ver said. “But they never told us what those issues were and never gave us a chance to address what those issues might be.”