Apple (AAPL) rejects Bitcoin (BTC) wallet Zeus a day after threatening to delist Damus

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Apple (AAPL) has rejected the latest version of the noncustodial Zeus Lightning-enabled bitcoin wallet, according to a tweet from Zeus founder Evan Kaloudis.

It comes a day after Apple spat with another Lightning-enabled bitcoin app Damus, a decentralized social media platform that runs on the Nostr protocol (Nostr is an acronym for notes and other relayed items).

According to Damus’ tweets, Apple took issue with Damus’ zap feature, which allows users to send small amounts of bitcoins over the Lightning Network to their favorite content creators as a token of their appreciation, much like the Twitter board. Lightning is Bitcoin’s second layer payment network for cheaper and faster transactions.

Apple has now turned its attention to Zeus, asking the wallet creator to provide proof of required licenses and permissions for approval to facilitate the transmission of virtual currency or face rejection by Apple’s App Store, according to Kaloudis.

Zeus is apparently in violation of Apple’s guidelines which require apps to provide proof of proper licenses such as money transfer licenses in order to facilitate the transmission of cryptocurrencies.

Many legal experts agree that non-custodial wallets like Zeus that do not take custody of funds or private keys should not be classified as senders of money, a classification generally reserved for custodial wallets like those offered by Coinbase and Binance. who assume custody of client funds.

Non-custodial wallets should be approved, tweeted Breez, another non-custodial bitcoin wallet currently in the Apple App Store. There is a specific exception in the same section. There are many wallets in the App Store.

The previous version of Zeus is still in the App Store. The changes made by Kaloudis to the new version are unclear. CoinDesk contacted Kaloudis, Damus founder William Casarin, and Apple, but none had responded at the time of reporting.

Damus has since agreed to remove the zap button from all content sections. Apparently, Apple considers post zaps to be equivalent to enabling the sale of digital content. The tech giant allowed Damus to keep the zap functionality at the profile level.

It remains to be seen whether some form of compromise will also be found between Zeus and Apple.

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