Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky revealed that “crypto payments” was the topmost suggestion, out of 4,000, in response to his tweet, asking, “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?”
Listing out the top six suggestions, including “clear pricing displays” and “better customer service,” Chesky said, “Already working on most, will look into others now!”
Although there is no official word about it, the renowned accommodation-booking platform might start accepting cryptocurrencies as payment, given the responses on Twitter.
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Open to a variety
Chesky noted that the suggestion on crypto payments includes a “variety of token ideas.”
Before the Airbnb CEO revealed the suggestions, a Twitter user pointed out that crypto can be useful for payments in countries that do not facilitate international payments.
To this, Chesky said, “We are looking into this.”
Chesky also revealed the company has witnessed a payment volume worth USD 336 billion since 2013.
People booking accommodations on Airbnb can currently pay via Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal.
In an interaction with Fox Business in September 2021, the Airbnb CEO had spoken about how crypto payments have been a major request for quite some time. Interestingly, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was a product technical manager for Airbnb, which went public in December 2020.
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