Trust Wallet restored to Google Play Store

Binance-endorsed
crypto
storage
provider
Trust
Wallet
was
temporarily
removed
from
the
Google
Play
Store
on
April
29.

After
the
news
broke,
Trust
Wallet’s
token
TWT
fell
5%
as
users
were
unsure
why
Google
suspended
the
app
without
public
notice.
Speculators
also

surmised
that
the
issue
was
related
to
an
FBI
circular
from
last
week,
warning
against
using
non-KYC
platforms
and
solutions.

Following
confusion
on
social
media,
crypto.news
reached
out
to
the
self-custodial
wallet
maker
for
comment.
A
spokesperson
clarified
in
an
email
that
the
company
had
taken
swift
action
to
resolve
the
incident. According
to
the
information
provided,
the
FBI
notice
was
not
singled
out
as
a
reason
for
Google’s
initial
decision.
TWT
had
barely
recovered
from
its
plunge
at
press
time,
per
CoinMarketCap. 

“The
matter
was
related
to
Google’s
policies
to
which
we
submitted
an
appeal
several
weeks
ago.
Furthermore,
we
are
glad
to
inform
you
that
Trust
Wallet
app
is
again
live
at
the
Google
Play
Store.”

Trust
Wallet
spokesperson

Trust
Wallet security
concerns

While
Google’s
momentary
takedown
seems
unrelated
to
the
FBI’s
announcement,
the
wallet
provider
may
still
face
an
ongoing
debacle
connected
to
security
concerns.
Earlier
this
month,
the
non-custodial
wallet

warned
Apple
users
of
a
zero-day
vulnerability
rooted
in
the
default
iOS
messenger
app.
The
company
recommended
deactivating
iMessage
until
a
fix
is
implemented. 

In
February,
the
National
Institute
of
Standards
and
Technology
(NIST)
also

disclosed
an
inquiry
into
a
security
flaw
spotted
in
Trust
Wallet’s
iOS
application. 

The
NIST,
a
U.S.
Department
of
Commerce
branch,
did
not
confirm
whether
the
loophole
was
tied
to
iMessage.
Furthermore,
the
investigation
was
revealed
nearly
a
month
after
hackers

breached
a
third-party
provider
used
by
the
crypto
wallet,
although
no
user
data
was
compromised.