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It looks like Apple has finally changed its stance on bitcoin.Six months after Apple removed Blockchain from its online App Store—effectively preventing people from using the popular bitcoin wallet app on the iPhone and the iPad—the tech giant has now allowed the app back into the store."This seems to be the first strong and real sign they are ready to accommodate future digital currency development," the makers of Blockchain said a statement, referring to Apple.ebay bitcoin scams"It goes a long way to legitimizing bitcoin and now provides hundreds of millions of iOS users access to bitcoin applications."Thebitcoin wiki altcoinsnews arrived on the heels of Apple approving a newer wallet app called Coinpocket for inclusion in the App Store, and for Blockchain CEO Nicolas Cary, this proves that Coinpocket is no fluke.bitcoin buy paysafecard

That's a big deal for the world of bitcoin, a currency that exists only on the internet, independent of governments and free from the control of big banks.The currency entered the consciousness of the general public last year—in a very big way—but has since struggled to significantly expand its reach, due to various setbacks.Maybe the iPhone and the iPad can help restart its engines.>That's big news for the world of bitcoin, which entered the consciousness of the general public in a big way last year but has since struggled to significantly expand its reach.bitcoin core redditWhen Apple started dropping bitcoin apps without explanation last year, it was seen as a huge setback for the popular, if controversial, digital currency.bitcoin hoax appleWallets allow users to do things like store and transfer their bitcoins, and although Blockchain and other popular wallet services like Coinbase ended up offering web-based alternatives on the iPhone and iPad, there's nothing quite like a native app.bitcoin miner on linux

But last month, at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced new review guidelines for App Store submissions, including this provision: "Apps may facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal laws for the territories in which the app functions."Manyinterpreted that as meaning that bitcoin apps would be welcomed back, and Blockchain's re-acceptance seems to confirm that.Some believed that Apple's removal of Blockchain was related to the uncertainty around bitcoin laws internationally.But Cary always worried that it was because Apple, which has long been rumored to be planning its own mobile payments system, saw bitcoin as a possible competitor.Today, he acknowledges that Apple's about-face could be related to changes in the regulatory environment, but he thinks Apple's new attitude comes down to one thing: Android."I think Android took a lot of attention from Apple this spring with all the [bitcoin] development and research going on there," he says.After Blockchain was dropped, a users of the social media site Reddit offered iPhone users free Android Nexus 5 phones to anyone willing to smash, shoot, or otherwise destroy their working iPhones.

It's not clear how many took him up on the offer, or whether the phones were ever delivered, but Cary says Blockchain alone has over one million users, and that over 100,000 people used its iOS app when it was available.That's nothing to sneeze at, but it probably didn't lead to enough to defections to sway Apple's policy decisions.But it's entirely reasonable to think that Apple was worried about alienating an active base of developers.The hard thing is knowing if this reversal is permanent, or if Apple will change its mind again.In June, many developers told us that they weren't going to resubmit their apps, despite the new rules."Apple pissed off a good many developers," Adam Levine, the host of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin internet audio show, told us at the time."More importantly, they demonstrated that their ecosystem is arbitrary.They do what they want, when they want, with no public input."ButCary is confident that Apple will have to allow bitcoin apps in its marketplace to keep users satisfied.

"Bitcoin is a worldwide global phenomena with a lots of excitement and people interested in it," he says."It's only a matter of time before they say, 'hey this is something we want.'"Apple has removed the Blockchain wallet app from its iOS App Stores, leaving iPhone and iPad users with no native bitcoin wallet options for their devices.Apple offered no explanation for the action and no option to appeal, other than saying the removal was due to "an unresolved issue".The Cupertino company's move did not come as a complete surprise, as Apple had previously banned bitcoin wallet apps Coinbase and CoinJar, and insisted encrypted messaging app Gliph remove an option that allowed users to send bitcoin.CoinJar is still available for download on the local Australian App Store.Blockchain had been available on the iOS App Store for over two years, and had been downloaded more than 120,000 times.Its native app for desktops was also removed from the Mac App store, though the slightly more open nature of OS X means users may still download and install this version from non-Apple sources.

Blockchain was scathing in its criticism of Apple's decision, posting the following statement on its blog: "These actions by Apple once again demonstrate the anti­-competitive and capricious nature of the App Store policies that are clearly focused on preserving Apple’s monopoly on payments rather than based on any consideration of the needs and desires of their users.""[The app] had no customer complaints, and a broad user base.The only thing that has changed is that bitcoin has become competitive to Apple’s own payment system.By removing the Blockchain app, the only bitcoin wallet application on the App store, Apple has eliminated competition using their monopolistic position in the market in a heavy handed manner."After its removal of bitcoin wallet apps from its App Stores for often vague reasons, others have also questioned whether Apple might be trying to enter the mobile payment space itself, where bitcoin wallet apps would become its competition.Even Coinbase, one of the most popular bitcoin payment processors in the US, had its iOS app blacklisted just three weeks after it launched.

Users who previously downloaded bitcoin wallet apps may continue to use them, though updates are not possible and a device reset would see the apps gone forever.The company and team behind the Blockchain app, also called Blockchain, was a one-man operation started by British developer Ben Reeves until the summer of 2013 when the team expanded to accommodate bitcoin's popularity boom.Reeves built the site Blockchain.info initially as an academic research tool to explore bitcoin's public ledger and the secrets it divulged about the curious workings of the bitcoin economy.Since then it has become the most regularly referenced site for anyone examining strange transactions, alleged crime, mistakes, and other obscure anomalies.Sometimes called "The Google of bitcoin", Blockchain's team now consists of 14 people spread around the world on at least three different continents.Its wallet service also grew from humble beginnings as a side project into the world's most popular 'web-assisted' bitcoin storage option, going from 500,000 accounts at the beginning of November 2013 to over a million by the end of the year.

After Coinbase's own iOS App Store demise, Blockchain was the only native bitcoin wallet app available to Apple mobile device users.Launched in April 2012, its initial submission was rejected by Apple but the app was allowed into the store after some UI/UX tweaks.Its interface was thus more limited compared to its Android counterpart, but it was stable and had not been updated for iOS7 possibly due to fears that updates would need to be scrutinized again by Apple's approval team and risk a ban.In the end, it seems, Apple decided not to wait.Apple's move could see a greater exodus of its bitcoin-using fans away from iOS and towards Google's Android platform, which has several wallet options that continue to be developed and updated to meet bitcoin's increasing popularity., is working on a mobile app to run in a browser, eliminating Apple's ability to block it via an App Store ban.Upon hearing the news of Blockchain's fate he issued his own call to action: “Bitcoin users, we need your help.

We need you to take a stand against Apple, make noise, complain and show Apple that there will be consequences to their actions.” Blockchain's statement continued to question whether Apple was any longer on the side of the rebels and innovators it once claimed as its base."The decision attacks a nascent and innovative technology that is empowering more than 2.5 million users on a vast variety of computing devices, around the world by giving them unfettered and complete control over their money, while disrupting centralized payment systems controlled by corporate behemoths.""Unlike Apple, Google has accepted hundreds of bitcoin-­related applications even though they also compete against the company’s own payment system 'Google Wallet'.""Bitcoin is a revolutionary new peer-­to-­peer currency and payment system that is empowering millions around the world, especially the unbanked and underbanked who can use it to gain access to international banking facilities with nothing more than a smartphone."