From Cointelegraph

May 3, 2025 2:19 AM:

A US district judge ruled that Apple violated an injunction in its antitrust battle with Epic Games, allowing crypto app developers to direct users to off-App Store payments without restrictions or fees. Apple must comply immediately and cannot control how developers place links or exclude certain categories of apps.

Apple is now prohibited from imposing any commission or fee on purchases made outside an app and cannot monitor or track off-app purchases. Following the court ruling, Apple updated its guidelines, with some in the crypto industry noting a passive-aggressive tone in the language.

Apple’s update allows apps to link to external NFT collections, outside of the App Store, and to external payment systems without needing an entitlement. This development is seen as bullish for mobile crypto games and apps by industry participants, including Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who plans to relaunch Fortnite on the Apple App Store in the US.

In a peace proposal, Epic Games offered to return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide if Apple extends the court’s Apple-tax-free framework globally. Meanwhile, Justice Elena Kagan declined Epic’s request to immediately enforce a federal appeals court decision in August 2023. The crypto industry, once aiming to overthrow banks, is now fighting a stablecoin battle against them.

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