Airbnb: Acquisition Of Bitcoin Entrepreneurs Does Not Mean Bitcoin Or Blockchain Foray
Airbnb has hired a team of engineers from CoinChange, a company that is responsible for ChangeTip. However, no venturing into Bitcoin or Blockchain is on the horizon. Airbnb spokesperson reveals to CoinTelegraphCT r: 33: "We are thrilled to bring some members of the ChangeTip team on as a part of Airbnb and joining the engineering team working on building our infrastructure. We are not acquiring the assets of the company, nor do we have any plans to incorporate BitcoinCT r: 8 into the Airbnb ecosystem.” Airbnb is a company whose business model has been subject to much debate. They....
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