The answer is both logical and unexpected.
To understand why this came to pass, we have to look at how Lighting accessories work.
Then you need the right hardware component in your accessory to pass verification.
with your Lightning devices.
Bridging the Air Gap With Bluetooth
So that’s what these “wired” headphones have done.
They draw power from the Lightning port on your phone, which then powers Bluetooth headphones.
Only one Bluetooth receiver is required.
Apart from this somewhat obvious caveat, there’s nothing inherently wrong with using this workaround.
Where the adapter had a Bluetooth receiver inside, and just converts that back into a wired signal!