Apple Approves bitWallet iOS App With BTC Sending Function Blocked
Apple has approved a bitcoin wallet app for the iPhone and iPad, though not without a key restriction: App users will not be able to send BTC. bitWallet, made by a company called Sollico, is now available in the Apple App Store. The listing is notable given the struggles of high-profile bitcoin wallet providers such as Coinbase and Blockchain to have their apps remain in the store. Both companies saw their apps removed in events that outraged the wider bitcoin community. A company representative from Sollico says it submitted the wallet to Apple under the notion that it might be approved....
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