Dan Finlay, co-founder of MetaMask and a former employee of Apple, thinks that the crypto sector should completely abandon the App Store because of Apple’s 30% in-app purchase tax, which he calls an abuse of monopoly.
What this might entail for MetaMask iOS app users in the present is unclear. In an email to Decrypt, Finlay stated: As of right now, Metamask is still available on the app store, but we will closely monitor the situation in the ensuing weeks and months to make sure our users continue to have unrestricted access to their crypto assets.Finlay further explained his feelings regarding Apple’s new regulations in his tweets. We are dismayed to hear that app stores are turning into stringent gatekeepers, which not only hinders growth but also provides a platform for censorship, he stated. We think it’s important for the community to band together to find a practical solution so that end users can continue to enjoy the freedom to transact and communicate freely. Finlay is by no means the first proponent of cryptocurrency to criticise Apple’s policies. Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, and Ryan Wyatt, the CEO of Polygon Studios, both expressed equal degrees of displeasure with the 30% in-app purchase tax.
Many cryptocurrency companies are running into Apple’s tax blockage and are being rejected or deleted from the iOS App Store as they attempt to add features to their mobile applications to provide consumers with an alternative to browser-only experiences.In a world that is becoming more digital, such regulations may seem arbitrary. Crypto companies like OpenSea or Coinbase are not permitted to sell digital items without being subject to tax, yet businesses like Amazon are permitted to sell actual things through their applications without being subject to tax. Instagram, which recently introduced in-app NFTs, will apply Apple’s 30% tax to every NFT sale, which will make users considerably less likely to make mobile purchases.
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The Co-Founder of MetaMask wants to “Dump” Apple and calls the iOS Purchase Tax Abuse
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