App Store guideline 3.1.5: Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency apps must meet conditions on wallets, mining, exchanges, offerings and rewards. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Guideline
- 3.1.5 Cryptocurrencies
- Section
- 3. Business
- This page
- Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Version
- Guidelines last updated October 16, 2026
- Official source
- Apple's App Review Guidelines
What it means
- (i) Wallets: storing virtual currency is allowed if the developer is enrolled as an organization.
- (ii) Mining: on-device mining is not allowed. Processing done off the device, as in cloud mining, is.
- (iii) Exchanges: an app can facilitate moving cryptocurrency on an approved exchange, but only in countries or regions where the app holds the licensing and permissions needed to run a cryptocurrency exchange.
- (iv) Initial Coin Offerings: apps that facilitate ICOs, cryptocurrency futures or other trading in crypto-securities or similar products have to be offered by banks, futures commission merchants, securities firms or other approved financial institutions, all of them established, and must obey the applicable law.
- (v) Cryptocurrency apps may not hand out currency as a reward for tasks like installing other apps, getting others to install them or posting on social networks.
Apple's text
This page is an unofficial explanation in our own words. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails. Apple's wording is on its page, linked below.
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