A blockchain alternative to Airbnb
A blockchain alternative to Airbnb launched on January 27, 2018 with 67 votes, #739 of 3,021 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
CryptoCribs was a blockchain-based home-sharing marketplace that operated as an alternative to Airbnb. Built in 2017 using Node.js, React, and Web3.js, the platform aimed to restore community values to the home-sharing sector. It attracted over 10,000 active community members and facilitated hundreds of stays before closing. The service was designed for travelers and hosts seeking a decentralized approach to accommodation sharing.
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From the sources
CryptoCribs was a beautiful place on the internet that we both poured our hearts and souls into. But we were not alone on this journey, we had more than 10 thousand active community members that believed in us and in what we were building. CryptoCribs was a magically vibrant homesharing marketplace, that we built in the summer of 2017 on a fairly modern tech stack (Node.js, React, GraphQL, Express, Web3.js). It launched a decade after Airbnb with the honest intention of bringing back the community spirit to homesharing. During our time at the rodeo, our platform enabled hundreds of stays in more than 250 cities across all continents. We spent zero dollars on marketing and relied on the…from cryptocribs.com
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