Apple Removed Bitcoin White Paper from Its Latest MacOS Operating System Upgrade

Technology giant Apple secretly removes the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper from its newest MacOS beta release, sparking curiosity and intrigue.

In a recent revelation, Apple-focused news outlet 9to5Mac reported that the tech giant removed the Bitcoin white paper from its latest MacOS Ventura 13.4 beta alongside a test scanner app called Virtual Scanner II.

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As disclosed by technologist Andy Baio in an April 5th blog post and reported by BitDegree, a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper had been included in every MacOS version for the past five years.

The white paper was located within Virtual Scanner II in MacOS, with its presence believed to be a playful prank from Apple engineers.

However, according to Apple Insider, more outrageous conspiracy theories have surfaced, claiming that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was Satoshi Nakamoto.

Regardless of why the white paper was hidden in MacOS, Apple has chosen to remove the document from the most recent iteration of the Mac operating system.

The white paper was stored in a folder within the Image Capture app, accompanied by other random files like PDFs and images. When talking about Apple's move to remove BTC white paper, 9to5Mac stated:

This pretty much confirms our original theory that both the Bitcoin white paper and the internal tool were never meant to be found by regular users.

In a related development, a court in California ruled that Apple violated state competition laws by prohibiting developers from using alternative in-app payment methods. The company attempted to force NFT creators and developers to use its own payments platform, where a 30% commission would be charged.

Apple's decision to discreetly remove the Bitcoin white paper from its latest MacOS beta release invites both curiosity and speculation about the company's intentions.

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