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Bootstrapping Bitcoin Travel: The Story of Airbtc
By Sovreign
Aired Jun 30, 2025 · 1h 14m · Last boosted Jul 8, 2025
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In this episode of the Bitcoin Business Podcast, Brandon Karpeles sits down with Jake, co-founder of Airbtc, the short-term rental platform built natively for Bitcoiners. Jake shares how he and his partner bootstrapped Airbtc from a barebones WordPress site to a global booking platform with 400+ listings, all while staying Bitcoin-only and true to low-time-preference values. They dig into: Why most Bitcoiners still don’t spend Bitcoin—and how to change thatHow Airbtc avoids the 18–24% booking fees of legacy platformsWhy building for the circular economy matters more than everWhy Lightning payments are the future of travel...
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