Google is spelling out rules for blockchain-based apps on Android

Google is introducing a new blockchain-based content policy for Android apps on the Google Play Store. The new policy, which will be effective on December 7th, covers things like cryptocurrency exchanges and software wallets, transparency requirements, and rules for NFT gamification that would cover things like loot boxes.

According to the new policy for tokenized digital assets secured on a blockchain:

The content policy also includes a ban on on-device crypto mining, but that was already in place; it’s just being moved from the financial services section of Google’s rules.

The new blockchain-focused updates are just a few of the additions to the company’s Google Play policies. For example, any app that offers financial features must submit a “financial features declaration form.” And Google is updating its “deceptive behavior” policy to say that an app’s functionality should be “reasonably clear” to users and that developers shouldn’t include “any hidden, dormant, or undocumented features within your app.”