Excited to join to talk Web3 and Apple!

All of this points to my belief that Apple has not thought through the implications of Web3. Applying the same 10+ year old methodology to the App Store for Web3 is going to create a world of pain for consumers and creators.

Apple talks about monitoring game players who abuse refunds. How will developers be able to have any recourse? What if it's a wallet that has been hacked? Who gets to decide a player that abuses refunds? developer.apple.com/documentation/…

Some sources and good reading:

9to5mac.com/2022/10/24/app…

developer.apple.com/news/?id=xk8d7…

wired.com/story/apples-a…

The big takeaway is that this is Apple's largest and maybe first official stance on Crypto, NFTs, and Web3. It does not embrace it, but sees Web3 as a threat. This is a step in the wrong direction from both a policy and technology standpoint. cc Tim Sweeney Matthew Ball

Who does this hurt the most? Game developers embracing Web3, NFTs, crypto, etc. Why would Apple focus on this? Follow the money. 60-70% of Apple's App Store revenue comes from gaming. Web3 threatens that.

OpenSea and others should be fine as long as there are no web links to outside of the app. ie - I can view the NFT, but if I can open a web link to view it in safari and buy it, that is not allowed.