<p>Probably because blockchain.info is just a wallet whereas coinbase actually allows you to buy and sell bitcoins. Exchanging one currency for another (where one is only loosely labeled a currency by the government) is where you get into sketchy regulatory waters. I imagine these are the types of problems apple would like to avoid. </p>

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2013-11-15T15:08:58.913Z
2013-11-15T15:08:58.913Z
Loourr
<p>Update: On February 5th, 2014, Apple removed the Blockchain.info app from the app store.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Apple has removed the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet from its App
  Store.</p>
  
  <p>Late Wednesday, the tech giant yanked the Blockchain app from the
  popular mobile app marketplace and did not provide a specific reason,
  says Nicolas Cary, the CEO of Blockchain.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/blockchain_apple/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/blockchain_apple/</a></p>

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2014-03-18T14:27:03.973Z
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CgodLEY
<p>I saw that Coinbase's new wallet app has been <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/15/apple-bumps-coinbases-bitcoin-app-from-the-app-store-android-app-lives-on/" rel="nofollow">pulled</a> from the iOS app store.</p>

<p>Is there anything about the Coinbase wallet app that was different from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blockchain/id493253309" rel="nofollow">blockchain.info wallet app</a>?</p>

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Why is blockchain.info allowed to have an iOS app but coinbase is not?
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# Why is blockchain.info allowed to have an iOS app but coinbase is not?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-15)

I saw that Coinbase's new wallet app has been [pulled](http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/15/apple-bumps-coinbases-bitcoin-app-from-the-app-store-android-app-lives-on/) from the iOS app store.

Is there anything about the Coinbase wallet app that was different from the [blockchain.info wallet app](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blockchain/id493253309)?

**Tags:** wallet, blockchain.info, coinbase.com, ios


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-15. Score: 1

Probably because blockchain.info is just a wallet whereas coinbase actually allows you to buy and sell bitcoins. Exchanging one currency for another (where one is only loosely labeled a currency by the government) is where you get into sketchy regulatory waters. I imagine these are the types of problems apple would like to avoid.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-03-18. Score: 1

Update: On February 5th, 2014, Apple removed the Blockchain.info app from the app store.

> Apple has removed the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet from its App
> Store.
>
> Late Wednesday, the tech giant yanked the Blockchain app from the
> popular mobile app marketplace and did not provide a specific reason,
> says Nicolas Cary, the CEO of Blockchain.

<http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/blockchain_apple/>


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