Mycelium Wallet App Removed from Google Play Store Due to Alleged Payment Policy Violations

Mycelium's wallet app has been removed from the Google Play Store due to alleged violations of the content policy. The app's developers received an e-mail stating:

"REASON FOR SUSPENSION: Violation of the paid and free provision of the Content Policy and section 3.5 of the Developer Distribution Agreement. Please refer to the Third Party Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term help center article for more information."

The policy requires apps to use Google Play's in-app billing service unless the payment is for digital goods used outside of the app itself.

The issue of contention is that bitcoins are technically not a good consumed within the app.

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The ban may boost the app's appeal for iOS, for which there are plans to add the Localtrader feature.

The app's developers said they are looking into the matter, but in the meantime, interested users can download the app from Mycelium's website.