How Airbtc works

How Airbtc works for guests and hosts

Airbtc is a Bitcoin-only stays marketplace. Stays are priced in sats, guests pay over Bitcoin rails, and hosts are always compensated in Bitcoin. This page walks through what that looks like for both sides.

Booking requests and host consoles are live today. Bitcoin payment flows are being wired into this v1 build and will roll out market-by-market; over time some guests may see local-currency options on top, but the settlement outcome stays the same: hosts receive sats.

For guests: from browse to confirmed stay

Airbtc feels like a familiar booking site, but every stay is priced in sats and the host is paid in Bitcoin.

Browse Bitcoin-friendly stays. Explore homes, rooms and cabins listed by Bitcoiners. Prices are shown in sats per night, with local currency estimates added where it makes sense.
Choose dates & guests. Pick your dates, set the guest count and review the total price in sats before you send a request.
Request to book. Send a booking request from the listing detail page. The host sees it in their console and can accept or decline. You can track the status under My trips.
Pay and confirm.Bitcoin payments first; more rails later
You pay a Bitcoin invoice from your own wallet. Over time, some regions may also support paying in local currency on top of this Bitcoin base. Once payment is confirmed, your booking is marked paid and the stay is locked in.

For hosts: listing, requests & payouts

Hosting on Airbtc is built for Bitcoiners first. You create your listing once, manage booking requests in your console, and get paid in Bitcoin for completed stays.

Create your listing. Add photos, description, city/country, nightly price in sats and max guests. You can save as draft or make it active on the public stays page.
Manage booking requests. Booking requests show up in your host console. You can review dates, guest count and total sats before you accept or decline. Your decisions update the guest's My trips view in real time.
Get paid in Bitcoin. Payouts for confirmed stays are tracked in sats. In this phase, they may be settled via manual or semi-manual BTC payouts, depending on your agreement with Airbtc. As we integrate more payment tooling, the mechanics become more automated – the outcome stays the same: you receive Bitcoin.

Want the deeper host view? Read Become a host and the Host FAQ.

What you can already do today

This is what's currently live in Airbtc.

Stays page with real Supabase-backed listings.
Listing detail pages with pricing and max guests.
Magic-link auth for guests and hosts.
Host console to view and edit your own listings.
Create listing flow with draft/active status, cover image and additional gallery photos.
Request-to-book flow:
- Guests can request stays and track them under My trips.
- Hosts can accept/decline in their Booking requests console.
- Admins can see all bookings and override status (for example, mark paid / cancelled) for support.

We're actively adding Bitcoin payment collection and more automated payout tooling on top of this base. In some markets, payouts may still be coordinated directly with the Airbtc team while the rails mature.

Want to list your place or help us test?

We're onboarding Bitcoin-native hosts and travellers while we expand payment coverage and refine the booking flows.

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