Wed 13 Apr 2016 12:27PM
How will AirBnB's move to adopt blockchain expedite, expand uses in real estate?
Bill Wendel
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Airbnb just acquired a team of bitcoin and blockchain experts
http://qz.com/657246
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blockchains might allow Airbnb to share its user profiles with other companies. “The question is whether there’s a way to export [a user’s reputation] and allow access elsewhere to help other sharing economy models really flourish
could become a trusted form of digital identity, a bit like the profiles that credit bureaus create for individuals. If these identities can be “exported” to other platforms
potentially hugely useful, ways of using blockchains, such as door locks that open or close when a user sends money to a homeowner over a blockchain