Apple Can No Longer Block Crypto Apps: The Rules Are Changing

Apple has just suffered a major legal setback: from now on, crypto app developers can integrate external payments without going through the App Store or paying any commission. An explosive decision that opens the door to a new era for Web3 games, NFTs, and the mobile crypto ecosystem.

Apple bends under judicial pressure: a boon for crypto apps

A thunderclap in tech: Apple is now forced to allow crypto application developers to redirect users to external payment systems, without restrictions or commissions. A decision that comes a few months after Coinbase integrated Apple Pay as a payment method for cryptocurrencies.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on April 30, 2025, that Apple had “deliberately violated” a 2021 injunction aimed at curbing its anti-competitive practices, notably in the case opposing it to Epic Games. Result: the Cupertino firm must change its rules “immediately“, without possibility of negotiation.

Towards the end of Apple’s monopoly?

Specifically, Apple will no longer be able to impose a commission on purchases made outside its App Store. It will also not be able to audit or control transactions made outside its applications, nor forbid certain categories of apps – such as crypto wallets or Web3 games – from using external links.

Although the tone adopted by Apple in its updated guidelines is “passive-aggressive“, the changes are real. Applications can now integrate links to NFT collections or third-party payment systems, without requiring Apple’s validation.

A major victory for the mobile ecosystem

For the crypto community, this “hugely bullish” progress represents a major opportunity for mobile Web3 games and apps. Epic Games even says it is ready to relaunch Fortnite on the App Store if Apple extends this framework internationally. With this decision, crypto gains ground on mobile platforms and purchases of your favorite cryptocurrencies (bitcoin and ethereum) will now be made without constraints!

This decision thus marks a turning point for the crypto ecosystem: developers regain control, users gain freedom, and Apple loses its monopoly. A new era opens for Web3 apps, where innovation and decentralization will no longer be hindered by arbitrary barriers. The mobile crypto revolution is launched.