Has Apple stated its view on legality of apps using alternative electronic payment systems? An article entitled "Why Apple is Afraid of Bitcoin" discusses Apple's interest in online payments. It also talks about the removal of 2 Bitcoin apps, Blockchain Wallet and BitPak, from the appstore.


  The explanation given by Apple was that “apps must comply with all
  legal requirements in any location where they are made available to
  users.” Apple further stated, “it is the developer’s obligation to
  understand and conform to all local laws” and the developer was
  referred to the legal department for an exact explanation of which law
  it violates. Clearly, they will not be able to cite a law as no laws
  prohibiting bitcoin currently exist in any jurisdiction.


Though the author of the article claims that no laws prohibit Bitcoin, Apple obviously disagrees but was very unhelpful in explaining which law it might be referring to. Has Apple discussed its stance regarding legality of apps using Bitcoin or other alternative payment systems?
As I read here Google does not allow 3th party merchanting services:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10217727/apple-android-3rd-party-merchant-services

I'm quite sure that Apple wouldn't allow them either.

Although, by law, Bitcoin is not considered as a payment, since law does not recognize Bitcoin as a currency.

So by the rules i don't think they can ban you for using Bitcoin, but as we all know, Apple just decides itself what it allows and what not.