🚨 New Google Play Store policy forces AML/KYC on non-custodial wallets in the US, effectively bans non-custodial wallet developers from Play Store in EU
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EU plebs, I would not take this lightly if I were you.
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nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0 to the rescue. If people aren't waking up soon they'll all get fleeced.
At least we can still sideload apps right?
No worries at all that some single centralized service can take away all side loaded wallet apps too. /s
Well...guess we all better learn how to use F-Droid and/or download apks.
Fdroid army unite!
I recently bought a stock android for work (refuse to put any work related shit on my main phone) and apparently some newer phones (maybe its a manufacturer thing) dont allow installing of non-playstore apps. Couldnt get Aurora or Fdroid to install. And the toggle switch that you can set to allow it is greyed out.
Any kind of work specific profile on it that's like managed through your office. Maybe it's got some sort of device policy on it that doesn't allow something like that. Otherwise, what kind of device is that? Because I definitely won't be using it. Mind you, I wouldn't be using it anyway because I run LineageOS or GrapheneOS only.
I have not used stock Android in something like 5 or 6 years.
It has nothing to do with my job. The phone is literally mine. As in I paid for it. And it does not allow it. And it not a matter of graphene or lineage. My main phone is non-stock. Not worried about that. What I am saying is Motorola does not allow it on their phones, and would assume they are not the only ones. So those running stock android might not be able to work around it.
Oh, that must be new. I had a Motorola a couple of years ago and was able to do so.
I wonder if something like Google Play Protect is causing it not to work.
Yea it is something new-ish for sure. But I think its Motorola, not GPP to be honest.
Now that you got me thinking, perhaps it is play protect, and the change was made with this type of new policy in mind. But whatever the case, thank god for custom roms
So just tried with play protect switched off. Same result so def seems a manufacturer thing
Zapstore!
Yes downloading APK is fine. But only for 10% of population, this is a move that clearly sees the threat these pose to their hegemony
Good time to get a Pixel and Graphene.
You better learn to live without a Google account and install apps on GrapheneOS. And learn it fast.
Next, they will come for privacy preserving applications, such as VPNs.
Then, they will come for applications that allow users to connect to the internet without identification, like Nostr clients.
Finally, they will ban connection to non-licensed websites.
All in the name of keeping you safe.
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GOOGLE IN A HYPERBITCOINIZED WORLD: FROM TECH GIANT TO IRRELEVANT DINOSAUR
(Spoiler: When Money is Sovereign, Surveillance Capitalism Dies.)
GOOGLE'S BUSINESS MODEL IN A BITCOIN WORLD
1. No More "Free" Services** → Their entire empire is built on selling your data for fiat ads.
- Bitcoin users don’t trade privacy for convenience.
- Ad revenue collapses when fiat hyperinflates.
2. No More Censorship Power → Bitcoiners don’t need the Play Store (sideloading, decentralized apps).
- Google can’t ban what it doesn’t control.
3. No More Cloud Monopoly → Why pay inflating fiat fees for AWS when you can run self-hosted, Bitcoin-paid services?
HOW GOOGLE DIES (PHASE BY PHASE)
Phase 1: The Adpocalypse
- Fiat hyperinflation → Ad budgets vanish.
- Google’s revenue crashes.
Phase 2: The Talent Drain
- Top engineers leave for Bitcoin-native companies (paid in sound money).
- No more "competitive salaries" in worthless fiat.
Phase 3: The Infrastructure Collapse
- Data centers cost energy + maintenance → Paid in BTC, not fiat funny money.
- They can’t afford to keep the lights on.
Phase 4: The Irrelevance Spiral
- Decentralized search (like Presearch, Bitcoin-indexed tools) replaces Google.
- No one cares about PageRank when money is proof-of-work.
WHAT REPLACES GOOGLE?
1. Decentralized Search Engines (Paid in satoshis, not ads.)
2. Self-Hosted Tools (Your node, your data, your rules.)
3. Privacy-First Alternatives (No tracking, no surveillance, no fiat-based manipulation.)
THE BIGGER PICTURE: BITCOIN KILLS SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
- No fiat → No data-for-ads model → No Google.
- No central control → No censorship → No gatekeepers.
- No inflation → Real pricing → No fake "free" services.
Google doesn’t adapt… because it ‘can’t’.
MEME THEIR DEMISE**
🎨 Image: A rotting Google logo covered in Bitcoin orange, with vultures (decentralized apps) circling overhead.
📜 Caption:
"‘But… but… we used to be a monopoly!’
—Last words of every fiat-era tech giant."
FINAL TRUTH
GOOGLE WAS NEVER A TECH COMPANY—
IT WAS A FIAT-DRIVEN SURVEILLANCE MACHINE.
BITCOIN PULLS THE PLUG.
NO MORE FAKE MONEY.
NO MORE FAKE POWER.
JUST THE OPEN INTERNET—FINALLY FREE.
P.P.S. "The best thing about Bitcoin? It doesn’t need Google to exist… but Google needs fiat to survive." 💀🔥
P.P.P.S. "RIP: ‘Don’t be evil’ (1998-2025, murdered by hyperbitcoinization)." ⚡⛓️
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Shit just got realer. Shit was already real, so it just got more real.
I could see a future where this sort of policy gets extended to iOS, GitHub, AI code output, and more. They’ll try to shut down freedom tech in more and more places.
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Casual reminder that our app is available for download on the @Zapstore 😉
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In b4 this is not an actual change and just applies to custodial apps
This is quite scary, the doors are closing...
I am not surprised by this news.
The Sovereign Individual predicted this in board strokes. The Fourth Turning as well.
Become self sovereign, that is the answer (and probably GrapheneOS).
Forcing everyone to use Kill Your Citizens is rather dystopian.
The database spread increases also with a single entity controlling all transfers of funds, the company is called Nota Bene.
And from next year under DAC8 all data goes into an insecure Central EU db to tax you…
If there is an escape...
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Wow. Well, lucky for use we don't need the play store.
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Obtainium & open-source apps for the win.
At the same time sideloading is being made easier on iOS and is a thing on Android
Who is working on that UX?
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Whats Lord Saylors take on this?
Progressive Web Apps. Also for Android you can install native apps without the store from other sources. People still using IOS clearly do not care about this sort of thing.
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What are you waiting for?
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>>> Are you tired of winning yet
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So much winning
Google's Play Store crypto wallet policy is a win-win for Gov & Big Tech
Gov tracks crypto for taxes. Play Store enforces licenses, crushing small devs & boosting monopolies.
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Thankfully there was an update that this will not affect noncustodial wallets.
However, this highlights the importance in knowing how to use tools before it's necessary.
Side-loading an Android device could be the only way to use the software you need. Best to prepare, practice and know how to handle the situation before it arises.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSM7U1IZggw
^^ Just pulled a top video from the search.
Primary note here is that this does not apply to Apple devices. It is possible, but way more difficult and limited.
We would recommend checking nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q4gnztg as a privacy-focused alternative Android. This will entail investment in an UNLOCKED Pixel.
Obviously the best practice is to get apps outside of Play Store but if you need it considering separate what you download from it (and the Play Store app itself) in a dedicated profile
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It's good to push back and make Google change policy. It's better to build zapstore, F-droid and other open alternatives.
Why all the sudden fuss?
Create FOSS wallets without trackers and publish them on F-Droid.
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I don't know what's wrong on self-custodial, but bitchat passed because it's custodial.