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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Apple’s Monopoly App Store Tax Coming to Crypto?

The iPhone maker wants a 30% cut of gas fees from NFT transfers in Coinbase Wallet.
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.ioCircle and Kraken.

On today’s episode, we catch up on the crypto industry, including:

  • Apple’s dust-up with Coinbase around fees for NFT transfers
  • Stripe’s new fiat-to-crypto tooling for developers
  • Fidelity opens retail trading of bitcoin and ether
  • First U.S. hearing on FTX

See also: Coinbase Disables Mobile NFT Transfers, Citing Apple’s App Store Policies


“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: Pablo Monsalve/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

Apple’s Monopoly App Store Tax Coming to Crypto?