Agate is a great project with a lot of work already done behind them and app already in beta, though from what I was able to see it is Android.Do you have any iOS app already?
We developed both User and Merchant Apps for both Android and IOS platform however as you might know due to new Apple policy they won't any blockchain project/ICO app to be release on App store hence our strategy is to keep developing IOS as well and once we switch to main-net and got all approval speak with Apple to officially release our APP.
I'm not familiar with this Apple's policy, does that mean that most developers will give up developing iOS apps and focus on Android?
Why to even go with IOS then if there are such complications?
We were in middle of IOS development when unfortunately Apple changed their policy , BUT we keep developing the IOS app just in case if they changed their policy so we publish it shortly.
It would be a risk of leaving the development of the iOS platform, and there is still a possibility that Apple will change policy
Risk of leaving....you don't have to risk anything, you can simply postpone it. Android is much widely used anyway.
And not a bad thing to have iOS app ready once Apple lifts ban.and they will do that,its just the matter of time.
is there any update about apple possibly lifting ban soon?
I have been following crypto for some time now but I this just went over my head. Can someone give more details on the ban?
Please check this
3.1.5 (b) Cryptocurrencies:
(i) Wallets: Apps may facilitate virtual currency storage, provided they are offered by developers enrolled as an organization.
(ii) Mining: Apps may not mine for cryptocurrencies unless the processing is performed off device (e.g. cloud-based mining).
(iii) Exchanges: Apps may facilitate transactions or transmissions of cryptocurrency on an approved exchange, provided they are offered by the exchange itself.
(iv) Initial Coin Offerings: Apps facilitating Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”), cryptocurrency futures trading, and other crypto-securities or quasi-securities trading must come from established banks, securities firms, futures commission merchants (“FCM”), or other approved financial institutions and must comply with all applicable law.
(v) Cryptocurrency apps may not offer currency for completing tasks, such as downloading other apps, encouraging other users to download, posting to social networks, etc.
source:
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
