Apple Allows Another Bitcoin-Based Mobile App
Apple recently started to give more freedom to iOS app developers in integrating digital currencies and in-game tokens including bitcoin. Yesterday, the California-based tech giant has approved another bitcoin-based mobile game application called Wheel of Bitcoins, which pays bitcoin directly and immediately to users’ email, from the app. Wheel of Bitcoins is a casual roulette game, with which users spin to win different combinations of bitcoins. Once users earn bitcoins in the game, the app sends it through Xapo directly to users’ emails, allowing users to instantly withdraw or cash out....
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