Not really a 'blockchain alternative' -- just a clone of Airbnb that lets you pay in cryptocurrencies. Kind of a shame when there are other actually decentralized home sharing platforms like Beetoken, Origin, etc.
If you own shares in a business you're less likely to use a competitor... That would be like shareholders of Pepsi drinking Coca Cola or Apple shareholders using Samsung tablets.
That's the reason why cryptocurrency will take over; it lets everyone be a consumer of the goods and services of their own communities which they have a stake in.
Every time you buy something with a Cryptocurrency using income you derived from your fiat day job, you drive up the price... So if you own crypto, buying stuff using crypto helps to drive up the price. It's a bit like Amway but everyone is going to be in on it.
Is this supposed to be an endorsement?
I'd say that cryptocurrencies are more ethical than Amway though because they don't try to make a profit by selling starter kits.
Why would you think they don't do that? The only Apple shareholder I know uses a Samsung laptop and phone. Being a shareholder has nothing to do with your personal preferences.
Nailed it.
People who own cryptocurrencies are a tiny sliver of the market, so why is the business potential much greater? And if this were such a key differentiator, it seems trivial for AirBnb to nullify it by accepting cryptocurrencies without changing a thing about the way they operate.