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Singapore, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a world that offers services increasingly more interconnected, it should come as no surprise that things sometimes do not end up as planned – and yet, it does. Following an outage that rendered most apps and internal systems unavailable last Monday, March 21st, and lasted for about 3 hours, affecting users of no less than 15 different apple services, as reported by Bloomberg, there have been reports and rumors that some crypto wallets were removed from the App Store.
Trust Wallet, a crypto wallet app rated at 4.7 stars and with a total of 166,379 reviews – take from that what you will – has reported on its official Twitter page and community webpage that the app became unavailable “on March 21, 2022 at 1pm PST”, which seems to match the time of the outage reported by more than 3,000 users on Downdetector.
BTC Wires, a leading online digital platform that provides information about crypto and blockchain technology, examined possible reasons in the Trust Wallet case, and came up with steps that crypto users can take.
What Was the Reason?
It is still uncertain if the above mentioned events are related, though the company behind Trust Wallet seems committed to assuring its users that the problem will be solved in “a timely manner”, and transactions have been confirmed to be working just fine.
Another possible explanation for the sudden disappearance of the app from the store might be related to App Store guidelines regarding the use of third-party payment services, which seems to be the case, at least for Trust Wallet, with the words:
“The app does not sell any crypto, you will be redirected to a 3rd party provider” hanging over its official community post forewarning crypto adventures just as those of Dante in the famous Italian comedy.
Apple has reportedly restricted the use of third-party payment integrations when there’s no physical exchange of goods or services, making adjustments to their…
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