Apple Takes Flak For Restrictive New NFT Rules

Apple Takes Flak For Restrictive New NFT Rules

Apple is known to take advantage of it’s power positioning in the mobile software world. However, Apple has been quietly restrictive with limited public-facing perspective around blockchain-related technology including crypto and NFTs. The NFT momentum has changed that in recent months, despite a broad crypto bear market, and has led Apple to include policy changes […]


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