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Yesterday, the last remaining app, Blockchain, was taken down. It’s been in the app store for two years and has received over 100, 000 downloads. Blockchain recently wrote a scathing post on its blog about the whole issue, criticising Apple for removing any app that allows users to trade bitcoins.

It seems Google’s Android operating system has quickly become the go-to home for bitcoin users. Google has yet to make any effort to remove bitcoin related applications from its Google Play app store.

“These actions by Apple once again demonstrate the anticompetitive and capricious nature of the App Store policies that are clearly focused on preserving Apple’s monopoly on payments rather than based on any consideration of the needs and desires of their users, ” writes Blockchain in its recent blog post.

While Apple doesn’t have a proprietary payment system right now, the tech giant is rumoured to be developing one. Apps like Blockcoin threaten the ability of large corporation’s control over payment systems, so this is probably why Apple has recently been so vigilant when it comes to removing anything cryptocurrency related from their iOS store.

Other Bitcoin related apps like Coinbase and CoinJar were also recently removed from the app store. According to a post on CoinJar’s blog, Apple told them they’re concerned over legal issues surrounding bitcoin trading. CoinJar hopes to make its way back to the iOS app store when apple has a more clear view of bitcoins’ place in the regulatory landscape.

Apps focused on monitoring bitcoins and other various cryptocurrencies still remain on the app store. It seems Apple is only concerned about using apps that allow users to transfer bitcoins and pay for goods and service with the cryptocurrency.