Airbnb just acquired a team of bitcoin and blockchain experts — Quartz
qz.com/657246/airbnb-just-acquired-a-team-of-bitcoin-and-blockchain-experts
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Home-rental company Airbnb has “acqui-hired” the majority of the team behind ChangeCoin, a startup that runs a bitcoin-based micropayments service, according to four people with knowledge of the deal.
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