{"id":67658,"date":"2022-09-26T10:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T07:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=67658"},"modified":"2025-09-07T07:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T04:52:08","slug":"media-apple-approves-nft-sales-in-app-store-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/media-apple-approves-nft-sales-in-app-store-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: Apple approves NFT sales in App Store apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tech giant Apple has approved the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in apps in the App Store. The company charges a standard 30% commission on them, The Information reports.<\/p>\n<p>In the crypto community, the high fees of the tech giant were criticised, while leading marketplaces take up to 5% for brokerage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNow Apple is killing all NFT apps it cannot tax, destroying another nascent technology that could compete with its grotesquely overpriced in-app payment service. Apple must be stopped,\u201d wrote Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now Apple is killing all NFT app businesses it can\u2019t tax, crushing another nascent technology that could rival its grotesquely overpriced in-app payment service. Apple must be stopped. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4KChp6jtFZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4KChp6jtFZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimSweeneyEpic\/status\/1573377990100238338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tech blogger Florian Mueller described Apple&#8217;s commission as \u201cinsulting, but consistent\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apple?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apple<\/a>\u2018s imposition of its app tax on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFT<\/a> sales is abusive but consistent: NFT startups must trade outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppStore?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppStore<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8E7YtxEmZp\">https:\/\/t.co\/8E7YtxEmZp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blockchain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blockchain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/web3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#web3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antitrust?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antitrust<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aidanfitzryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aidanfitzryan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jessicalessin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jessicalessin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOSSpatents\/status\/1573497026792275977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The head of Limit Break, Gabriel Leydon, backed the tech giant\u2019s move and saw new opportunities in it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEveryone is focused on Apple wanting a 30% cut from every transaction, not realising this could put an ETH wallet in every mobile game with a worldwide audience of over a billion people,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple has decided to let developers sell NFTs inside of games\/apps. Everyone is focusing on apple wanting its 30% cut of each transaction without realizing this could put an ETH wallet in every single mobile game onboarding 1B+ players! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPJj3gD5r2\">https:\/\/t.co\/BPJj3gD5r2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriel Leydon (FREE,OWN) (@gabrielleydon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabrielleydon\/status\/1573432171972685826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Minecraft-studio Mojang Studios said that <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/minecraft-developers-rule-out-nft-integration\">\u00abdo not support and do not allow\u00bb<\/a> NFT integration in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The metaverse-focused company MyMetaverse still <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/mymetaverse-brings-nfts-to-minecraft-and-gta-5-servers\">added non-fungible tokens<\/a> to its own servers for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in September, the volume of NFTs issued on the Solana blockchain surged and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/solana-nft-mint-volume-tops-300000-tokens\">surpassed 300,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog\u2019s bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 crypto news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tech giant Apple has approved the sale of NFTs in App Store apps. 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