This is unprecedented nonsense, seriously, I don't even know how to describe this situation.
What a boring world we live in. This only reinforces the point that we need to flip the switch, defend our freedom and privacy, and never give in.
Luckily, we have alternatives like Fdroid. Those celebrating this news are the wallet fraudsters who will invest heavily in phishing campaigns, causing many people to get robbed.
Thank you, daddy state, for creating yet another problem. My tax dollars are being well spent...
After some time in crypto, it seems that history is repeating itself, over and over again
China bans, Google removes ads, China bans again, Google will remove wallets...and so on
To be honest, it won't change much for me, but for those who want security in crypto, they will have to seek a little more information before downloading any dubious APKs
It can facilitate some scams and cause confusion
The downside is that it can make it more difficult for new crypto users to download more secure wallets
Another negative point for Google
Imagine this happening in a certain Latin American country where we have a crazy president and a court minister with serious popularity problems who thinks he's a dictator:
"Only regulated wallet apps and accredited by Anatel, requiring CPF registration, can be downloaded by users".