South Korea’s Game Management Committee told Google and Apple this week to ban from their mobile app stores apps that require consumers to make a purchase before playing a game, Cointelegraph reported . The order is the latest example of the fragmented and rapidly-changing rules governing app distribution. So-called “play-to-earn” games are popular among cryptocurrency enthusiasts and usually...
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