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Airbnb is exploiting its users, but decentralized alternatives are possible
8.7.2021
By aligning hosts and guests in a shared marketplace, decentralized platforms will make good on the promise of the sharing economy
User Reviews Are Still The Best Tool We Have
5.7.2021
It’s an increasingly common refrain: user reviews, particularly on Steam and Metacritic, are increasingly unhelpful. We’ve covered all the facets of review bombing for years, but what’s interesting is that some developers themselves are backing the idea of scrapping user reviews altogether.Read more
Travala launches decentralized home-sharing service — will it be the next Airbnb?
16.6.2021
The site claims to repair "the broken relationship between hosts and guests created by existing centralized home-sharing platforms."
COIN recap: Comparing Coinbase’s first day to other major public listings
15.4.2021
From price volatility to becoming the most valuable U.S. exchange, here is how well Coinbase’s first day of trading tracks with other companies
How to Fix Crypto Art NFTs' Carbon Pollution Problem
10.3.2021
The “crypto-” carbon crisis is evolving. And after years of low-key use, art and collectibles tied to what are known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the global discourse as the Next Big Thing. Embedded with it, though, is an existential tension.Read more
Binance Coin Topples USDT to Become the Number Three Crypto After a 300% Price Surge
19.2.2021
The Binance token has toppled the stablecoin Tether to become the third-largest crypto asset by market capitalization. After starting the month of February a little under $50, the token had raced past the $250 mark on February 19. At the time of writing the token is fluctuating around its all-time...
Airbnb v tichosti využívá sociální sítě k lustrování a blokování problematických zákazníků
25.1.2021
Ubytovací platforma Airbnb minulý týden zrušila všechny rezervace ve Washingtonu DC. Cílem tohoto kroku byla snaha zabránit lidem v cestování na inauguraci nově zvoleného amerického prezidenta Joea Bidena. Firma tak reagovala na nepokoje, ke kterým došlo 6. ledna v sídle Kongresu, informuje magazín
Airbnb Pre-IPO Derivatives Contract Listed on Crypto Exchange FTX
10.12.2020
FTX exchange has listed an Airbnb derivatives product ahead of the home rental giant's initial public offering today
Crypto exchange lists Airbnb derivative contract ahead of IPO
9.12.2020
Airbnb pre-IPO contracts are now available on FTX
Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies
20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...
Airbnb plays blockchain buzz-word bingo in $1B IPO filing with SEC
18.11.2020
Meanwhile, crypto firms are genuinely trying to revive the badly-hit travel sector using distributed-ledger technology
Airbnb Eyes Crypto & Blockchain, Crypto ETP Trading Surges + More News
17.11.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The accommodation bookings giant Airbnb has made a surprising reference to crypto and blockchain in a prospectus for...
Airbnb’s IPO Prospectus Says Firm May Consider Crypto and Blockchain
17.11.2020
The prospectus for Airbnb's IPO says its its "future success" will depend on adapting to technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency
Designerská legenda Applu Jony Ive bude pomáhat Airbnb. Má navrhnout „budoucnost“ služby
23.10.2020
Jony Ive, dřívější šéfdesignér Applu, který stal za návrhy prvního iPhonu, iMacu nebo Apple Watch, se dohodl s šéfem Airbnb Brianem Cheskym na spolupráci. Iveho firma LoveFrom, kterou založil po odchodu z Applu, bude ubytovací službě pomáhat navrhovat služby a dá základ novému internímu
Airbnb For Data, Filecoin, Begins Space Wars With Google Cloud
15.10.2020
Decentralized storage network Filecoin launches its long-awaited mainnet today, creating a reason to look back at what it is and why it's relevant.
Filecoin is one of the top initial coin offerings (ICOs) of 2017. When its ICO ended in September, 1 FIL token was worth USD 5, after having raised...
BuySellVouchers Indirectly Gives the Opportunity To Shop in the Popular Retail Chains With Bitcoin
30.9.2020
It is looking like good times in the retail industry as BuySellVouchers gives a solution that allows users of the platform to shop in the most popular retail chains with cryptocurrency. The innovative solution from one of the leading online marketplaces for digital goods allows shoppers to purchase...
Airbnb zakázalo veškeré večírky. A omezilo maximální počet hostů na 16
21.8.2020
Divoké večírky, při kterých si lidé pronajmou v zahraničí přes Airbnb apartmán a pak v něm pijí do ranních hodin, jsou u konce. Služba pořádání veškerých party do odvolání zakázala. Zavedla rovněž limit, že do jedné nemovitosti může přijet maximálně 16 osob. Omezení souvisí jednak s pokračující
[aktualita] Airbnb chce na burzu ještě do konce roku, ve středu podala oficiální žádost
20.8.2020
Americká společnost Airbnb ve středu oznámila, že podala k rukám americké Komise pro cenné papíry a burzy žádost o vstup na burzu. IPO by chtěla uskutečnit ještě do konce letošního roku. Podle červencového oznámení Airbnb klienti během jediného dne vybookovali více jak 1 milion nocí, stalo se...
[aktualita] ČSSD chystá vlastní zákon na regulaci Airbnb a krátkodobých pronájmů
14.7.2020
ČSSD se připojila k tažení proti Airbnb, aktuálně připravuje vlastní návrh nového zákona, který by současnou praxi pronajímání celých investičních bytů právě formou krátkodobých pronájmů významně omezil. Serveru Lupa.cz to na dotaz potvrdila mluvčí strany Eva Gregorová. Vlastní návrh hodlá strana...
Proposing an ‘Uber-Like’ Growth Model for Blockchain Incentives
27.6.2020
A DeFi lending platform for cryptocurrency, Kava Labs, could be described as the “Uber of Bitcoin,” as the platform represents an Uber-like business model