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Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Lower app store fees are on the way, plus an on-ramp for third party digital bazaars Google has spelled out changes it will make to the fees it charges developers who use its app store and payment services, and says they represent the end of its long lega…


Fortnite's return to Play Store after global settlement

Fortnite to Return to Google Play Store After Epic Games and Google’s Dispute

41 hrs / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Fortnite returns to the Google Play Store after a long wait for Android phones

43 hrs / digitaltrends

Fortnite returns to Play Store as Google and Epic settle dispute

44 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi


Legal and market fallout: judge skeptical, stocks react

Google and Epic settle landmark antitrust case with tiered fees and rival app stores — but judge questions who really benefits

44 hrs / siliconcanals / Lachlan Brown

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies as Epic Deal Cuts Play Store Commission to 20%

47 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga


Play Store overhaul: lower fees, third‑party stores, payments freedom

Google cuts Play Store fee to 20% and opens the door to third-party app stores

41 hrs / techspot

Google Play billing is changing. Here’s why your apps might get cheaper

43 hrs / digitaltrends

Google to change Android App Store Rules After Settling Epic Games Lawsuit

45 hrs / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Play Store revamp for developers: lower fees, more choice

46 hrs / techzine / Berry Zwets

Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

2 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood


Sweeney gag clause: CEO contractually forced into praising Google

Google reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032

43 hrs / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google didn’t silence its biggest critic — it contractually converted him into an advocate

47 hrs / siliconcanals / Christian Kelly

Google didn’t just buy Tim Sweeney’s silence — it bought a testimonial from its most credible opponent

2 days / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Inside the Google-Epic deal: lower app store fees, alternative storefronts, and a ‘sweetheart’ concern

41 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

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Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some of these tweaks were proposed as part of the settlemen…


Epic–Google settlement terms and concessions

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

2 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Google agrees to share app catalogue in new Epic settlement

2 days / globalcompetitionreview / Anusha Rathi

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

2 days / abcnews

Google and Epic look to bury the hatchet with new app store settlement

2 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

2 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott


Fortnite’s global return to Google Play

Fortnite Will Return to Google Play Store on Android as Google Resolves Its Dispute With Epic Games

2 days / wccftech / David Carcasole

Fortnite returning to the Play Store worldwide after Google lowers fees and opens Android

2 days / sherwood / Rani Molla


Play Store fee overhaul & Android store rules

Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister

Google (GOOG) Stock: Play Store Shake-Up Cuts Fees, Paves Way for Fortnite’s Global Return

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / ycombinator

Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Get ready to see "metaverse browser" apps -- whatever that actually means www.theverge.com/tech/889526/...

2 days / bsky / @jaypeters.net / jaypeters.net

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2 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20140 / 16 stories in 2 days


Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says

Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Solana's record monthly stablecoin transaction volume follows growing appetite for retail payments infrastructure over memecoins.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #payments #wallet #crypto

Western Union (WU) Stock: Partners with Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Backpack taps Superstate for IPO roadshow tokenization offering, opens waitlist

2 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Solana rises amid crypto rally after “breakout month” for solana stablecoins

2 days / sherwood / Sage D. Young

Stablecoin payments startup Cyclops raises $8 million from Castle Island Ventures, F-Prime and Shift4

2 days / theblock / RT Watson

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) gains 5.6%, leading index higher

2 days / coindesk / CoinDesk Indices

Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says

2 days / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 20128 / 6 stories in 2 days


Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

PYMNTS / pymnts - Kraken says its digital asset bank has been granted a Federal Reserve master account. This approval, announced by the crypto exchange Wednesday (March 4), means that Kraken Financial is the first bank of its kind given access to the Fed’s payment system, …

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #finance #payments #regulation #crypto

Bank groups ‘deeply concerned’ after Fed grants Kraken master account

2 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Banking Groups Slam Crypto Bank Kraken’s Fed Approval as Improper, Dangerous

2 days / decrypt / Sander Lutz

What Happens Now That Crypto Has Plugged Into the Fed’s Payments System?

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken Breaks New Ground with Federal Reserve Master Account Approval

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Kraken receives approval for “master account” from the Kansas City Fed in first for crypto companies

2 days / sherwood / Sage D. Young

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 20126 / 6 stories in 2 days


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