As cryptocurrency trading reached unprecedented levels last year, investors are hoping for a rewarding new year as well. Several platforms are trying to tap into the emerging market with a multitude of services to their customers. These include an option to pay in cryptocurrencies for the goods and services people use. Airbnb, the popular accommodation booking platform, is eyeing a pie of the growing digital asset user base. Its CEO, Brian Chesky, said the top feature users want Airbnb to launch in 2022 is being able to pay for reservations in cryptocurrency.
This request was revealed during a Twitter survey he conducted recently. Chesky asked Twitter users, “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?” Two days later, he published the results sifting through the nearly 4,000 suggestions he received. The first six were:
1. Crypto Payments
2. Clear price displays
3. Customer Loyalty Program
4. Updated Cleaning Fee
5. More long-term stays and discounts
6. Better customer service
The 40-year-old billionaire CEO said he was already working on most of them and would be looking at more now.
Chesky said his company, which currently accepts Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal as payment methods, has seen $336 billion in payment volume since 2013. Many users have suggested that should start by accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum and Shiba Inu. .
Crypto payments for booking accommodation would probably be welcomed by most cryptocurrency users as they are currently facing issues while making international payments. With cryptography, this problem could be solved.
This isn’t the first time Chesky has talked about Airbnb exploring crypto payments. He said, in an interview in September last year, that people continuously request crypto payments on the platform.
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