Article 3S2RE Apple just banned cryptocurrency mining on iOS devices

Apple just banned cryptocurrency mining on iOS devices

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Timothy B. Lee
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Apple recently announced new restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies on iPhones and iPads, a change first noticed by Apple Insider on Monday.

"Apps may not mine for cryptocurrencies unless the processing is performed off device," Apple's app store guidelines for iOS now say. This requirement was absent from the same document just a few weeks ago.

Apple's new policy is apparently motivated in part by concerns that cryptocurrency mining could drain the batteries of mobile devices. "Apps, including any third party advertisements displayed within them, may not run unrelated background processes, such as cryptocurrency mining," the policy states.

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