Google’s non-existent crypto wallet ban dubbed ‘Chokepoint 3.0’
A non-custodial wallet ban issued by Google, dubbed “Operation Chokepoint 3.0,” spooked the crypto community before the search engine giant corrected itself. The Rage initially reported that Google’s new Play Store policy required software developers of non-custodial wallets to have a license with FinCEN or MiCA regulations. This would force anti-money laundering and know-your-customer checks onto non-custodial wallet users. Understandably, this caused uproar among crypto proponents, who described it as an attack on the industry, which stifled the freedoms of non-custodial wallet developers . Thanks for flagging this. Non-custodial wallets are not in scope of Google Play’s Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Software Wallets Policy. We are updating the Help Center to make this clear. — News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) August 13, 2025 Read more: Google’s quantum computer could break Bitcoin in two ways Twitter creator Jack Dorsey dubbed Google’s ban ...