An Airbnb proprietor has been pressured to implement a brand new ‘no crypto mining coverage’ after a tenant put in 10 mining rigs that racked up a $1,500 electrical energy invoice in simply three weeks.
Ashley, who runs a TikTok channel about her Airbnb expertise, mentioned her visitor introduced the computer systems to mine crypto at her property and likewise put in an electrical car charging level.
“It was cheaper for them to lease a home to pay for that electrical energy,” she mentioned.
The visitor was apparently trustworthy about his crypto mining and informed Ashley that he remodeled $100,000 throughout his keep.
She’s not the one Airbnb host with a crypto mining downside
Different Airbnb hosts have additionally complained about crypto miners working up their electrical energy payments. One consumer replying to Ashley mentioned, “I even have in my guidelines no crypto mining. It’s ridiculous we now have to do that.”
One other consumer within the UK revealed on an Airbnb discussion board that they believed their company have been mining bitcoin and that it induced their invoice to extend by hundreds of kilos. One consumer took to a different discussion board to warn hosts that crypto mining doubled the electrical energy invoice of her residence.
One host additionally described how they kicked their company out after their electrical energy agency seen a dramatic improve of their energy utilization. The host estimated the crypto miners would’ve made a $6,000 dent in electrical energy prices had they not been eliminated.
Protos has contacted Airbnb for remark.
