I like Apple, and use their products for most of my computing needs. The Apple walled garden security model has been both a blessing, and a curse at the same time. This approach to security has left users puzzled at times because very popular apps exist for android devices, but not for iOS. No type of application reminds iOS users of this more than crypto currency wallets.
Decentral recently integrated a Dash wallet into Jaxx which was a very welcome addition for those of us who hold Dash and use iOS. The joy unfortunately was short lived when Apple became aware of the fact Dash was supported by Jaxx. Apple appears to have taken some umbrage with the Jaxx update, informing Anthony Di Iorio at Decentral that Jaxx support for Dash must be removed from the wallet for the app to remain in the app store. While this news came as a shock to iOS users like me , this action is not a first for Apple.
Previously Dash submitted a wallet to Apple for inclusion and it was refused, not once but twice. The reason for the refusal was Apple did not recognize Dash as a crypto currency. Still the question remains; Why are Dash wallets not allowed in the app store ? This question has kept me puzzled until a few days ago when I ran across an interesting article on the Crypto News Website from August 26th titled "Google & Apple Prefer Ripple Blockchain Tech over Visa" by Elliot Maras. The article references how major tech companies like Apple are showing interest in the Ripple Interledger Protocol for web payments.
It is note worthy that more than a few of these firms are in various stages of deployment with the Ripple Interledger Protocol. Consider that Apple introduced Apple Pay to the iOS platform in 2014, and in doing so Apple joined Google Wallet, and PayPal in the mobile device payments race. It is not unreasonable to think that Apple might be betting on a technology they feel will be the ultimate winner not only in the crypto currency wars, but in the future of how banking is done on a global scale.