After asking for suggestions on Twitter, Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, looked at crypto payments as a viable option, amongst other services, that may be implemented in 2022.
AirBnB’s CEO publicly asked his Twitter followers what types of features or improvements they would like to see in the near future. The results revealed that the majority of users would like crypto payment options to pay for short-term apartments.
Alongside the Twitter poll, Brian Chesky also mentioned that if crypto payments are implemented, users won’t be limited to using only the top digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Also, the CEO of Airbnb told his followers that since 2013, the company has processed $336B worth of transactions.
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During a conversation with The Verge, Chesky seemed quite optimistic about the "revolution in crypto", and compared his own business with the development of Bitcoin, stating:
"The original white paper on Bitcoin said that Bitcoin does not require trust because there is essentially a public ledger. Airbnb approached trust in a kind of similar way: we redesigned a system of trust where the reviews are the equivalent of a public trust ledger, essentially."
Likewise, in an interview with Fox Business, Chesky told the press that they’ve had multiple requests to implement crypto payments before. However, he’s not sure about the timeline, and when exactly will they be accepting digital assets for rental services.
