Apple blocks Coinbase Wallet app from sending NFTs due to in-app purchase disputes
Popular NFT and cryptocurrency app Coinbase Wallet said today that Apple required an NFT sending feature to be removed from the app due to a dispute over in-app purchases. Apple’s App Store review team apparently told Coinbase that “the gas fees required to send NFTs must be paid through in-app purchases.”
Apple wanted a cut in transactions, which Coinbase Wallet said is similar to Apple trying to take a cut in fees for every email sent over the internet. Apple is asking for something that isn’t possible, because the in-app purchase system doesn’t support cryptocurrency to begin with.
Apple’s claim is that the gas fees required to send NFTs must be paid through their in-app purchase system, allowing them to collect 30% of the gas fee. — Coinbase Wallet (@CoinbaseWallet) 1 December 2022
Coinbase Wallet says Apple would not approve an app update until the NFT sending feature was disabled, and removing the functionality would make it more difficult for iPhone users who have an NFT to transfer NFT to other wallets or give an NFT to friends or family.
This is similar to Apple trying to take a cut of fees for every email sent over open Internet protocols. — Coinbase Wallet (@CoinbaseWallet) 1 December 2022
The developers behind the app say that Apple has introduced profit-protecting policies that come at the expense of “developer innovation across the crypto ecosystem.” Coinbase Wallet hopes that this is a mistake and has tweeted an invitation to Apple to discuss the matter.
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