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Comment · 8 years ago
we have a collaboration with slice.is, where you can get a $2m insurance, which is (i) an actual insurance and (ii) provides better coverage than any platform
Comment · 8 years ago
*IPFS hash
Comment · 8 years ago
not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Comment · 8 years ago
Thanks man! Lots of haters around today it seems
Comment · 8 years ago
clogging the ethereum blockchain by putting every little bite on chain doesn't make any sense
Comment · 8 years ago
not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Comment · 8 years ago
actually, we're on good terms with both of the projects you mentioned. I still don't see why there needs to be an ICO for a smart contract solution though
Comment · 8 years ago
it's not just about the ability to pay in crypto obviously. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Comment · 8 years ago
i agree, i actually wrote it to make fun of the whitepaper craze. if you look at it, the abstract is basically an adaption of the Bitcoin whitepaper
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
not sure, probably not

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