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BREAKING: Google Play Store Shakes Up Crypto Wallet Policy – What You Need to Know

BREAKING: Google Play Store Shakes Up Crypto Wallet Policy – What You Need to Know

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2025-08-14 06:00:00
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Google just dropped a bombshell on crypto wallet developers—and the timing couldn't be more suspicious.

The Play Store's new policy rewrite sends shockwaves through Web3 as wallet apps scramble to adapt. No more hiding behind vague guidelines—the rules just got real.

Here's the kicker: Google's playing both sides. They're tightening security requirements while quietly courting blockchain integrations. Classic 'regulate-to-innovate' corporate doublespeak.

Wallet devs now face a brutal choice: comply with invasive verification protocols or get booted from 3 billion Android devices. Meanwhile, TradFi banks are popping champagne—nothing they love more than watching crypto builders jump through regulatory hoops.

One thing's certain: the crypto wild west just got a new sheriff. Whether that's good for decentralization? Well, that's another story—and one that'll cost you gas fees to hear the ending.

The new rule came out in Google Play Store's crypto wallet policy. The Play store is banning all software wallets whose developers do not have FinCEN registration, state banking licence or MiCA licence. The new rule will be effective from 29 Oc... Read More

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