"Remember it's easy, it's actually difficult to negotiate with Apple."
Through the statement of the founder of Zeus named Evan Kaloudis in his Twitter account, Apple (AAPL) has rejected the latest version of the Zeus non-custodial* Lightning Network-enabled Bitcoin (BTC) wallet.
*Crypto owners are fully responsible for managing their own funds
Apple has acted in such a way after arguing with the Lightning Network-enabled BTC application called Damus, which is a decentralized platform implemented on the Nostr platform which means that notes and other items are sent through relays**.
**Smart contracts that exist on the Ethereum blockchain aim to communicate information between blockchains separately
Explained in more detail, Apple is fighting over a feature Damus calls a "zap" that allows users to send small amounts of BTC via the Lightning Network to their favorite content creators as a token of appreciation.
Even so, Apple, which has now begun to turn its attention to Zeus, has asked wallet creators to provide proof of license and necessary permissions so that the transmission of digital assets can be done easily.
This is because Zeus was found to be in violation of Apple's guidelines, where applications need to provide evidence of a license such as a money transmitter license that can facilitate the transmission of crypto without any obstacles.
However, many legal experts are of the view that non-custodial wallets such as Zeus that do not take custody of funds or private keys cannot be defined as money transmitters, but not for Binance and Coinbase.
It is well known that the previous version of Zeus is still in the App Store, however it is not clear what changes have been made for this new version and its founders, including Apple, have not yet responded.
