In any case, this might only be the beginning. The government might use this and regulations to force other technology companies to cause impairment on the infrastructure of the cryptospace. It begins with consumers and their wallets.
Apple blocks the Coinbase wallet on iOS. As per the details from a tweet thread by Coinbase, iOS users will be unable to send NFTs from their wallets on iOS devices anymore.
The main reason cited and mentioned by Coinbase is that “…the gas fees required to send NFTs need to be paid through their In-App Purchase system so that they can collect 30% of the gas fee.”
Additionally, Coinbase mentioned that, for anyone who understands how NFTs and blockchain work, Apple’s request is impossible. “Apple’s proprietary In-App Purchase system does not support crypto, so we couldn’t comply even if we tried,” cited Coinbase.
Read in full https://watcher.guru/news/apple-blocks-coinbase-wallet-release-on-ios