Apple has a history of asserting its power. That is what the tech giant did this week when it announced new, stringent guidelines for NFT transactions in theiOS App Store, marking the first time the company has taken any sort of substantial position on web3.
On the Thursday episode of Chain Reaction, we talked about the new rules and how they could make life harder for NFT exchanges.
The full episode can be heard below.
On this Thursday’s show, we also discussed:
- Reddit’s surprisingly successful foray into the NFT space in light of new metrics the company shared on stage at Disrupt
- The U.K.’s new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and whether he’ll live up to the hype he’s received from the crypto community
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