Hodlstay Integrates Branta

Hodlstay has partnered with Branta to provide up-to-date protection across every booking. Hodlstay offers people around the world the ability to book vacations at different locations with Bitcoin. A company aiming to operate completely out of the scope of the fiat world deserves the guarantee that every transaction will go exactly where the user wants it to go. Hodlstay using Branta ensures that vulnerabilities at the point of transaction are eliminated. Vacationers using Hodlstay and Branta can rest easy knowing their vacations will be booked when they want them to be, with no issues.

Hodlstay Founder Jake Seifert had the following to say about using Branta:

“In God we trust; all others, we verify with Branta.”

Hodlstay and Branta

Hodlstay was born out of the belief that Bitcoin should be used, not just held as an investment. Covering the scope of travel, Hodlstay is an active participant in circular economies, enabling customers to stay and operate fully on Bitcoin rails. Hodlstay strengthens Bitcoin-based commerce by providing property owners with the opportunity to earn Bitcoin directly–outside the traditional financial rails. Property owners being paid in Bitcoin further incentivizes the growth of circular economies because they are then able to reinvest their earned Bitcoin within their local economies through paying for goods and services, expanding their rental offerings, or investing in other areas. As a customer, Hodlstay offers stays around the world and is continuing to grow day after day. From El Salvador to Medellin to Cape Town, Hodlstay has stays for anyone to book and vacation in.

Hear from Jake yourself about the ethos of Hodlstay.

Hodlstay acts as a medium between the guest and the host. Hosts upload their properties to Hodlstay, and then guests book their accommodation through the site. Hodlstay keeps the guests’ funds safe until after their stay is completed, and then funds are transmitted to pay the host. With each of these transactions, it is imperative that funds reach their proper destination. Branta ensures this is a reality.

Branta is Bitcoin infrastructure used to mitigate risk before sending any Bitcoin transactions. Since Bitcoin transactions are irreversible, focusing on ensuring risk is eliminated is vital for the protection of assets. By acting as a vector for triangulated security, Branta provides an additional shield of verification that prevents man-in-the-middle or address swap attacks. People committed to using Bitcoin as money and participating in circular economies that support Bitcoin as a p2p currency should not have to worry about their Bitcoin not making it where they want it to go. Branta removes these worries and ensures that people can focus on their vacation, not on the worry of any transaction mishaps.

Circular Economies Matter and Hodlstay Is Driving Them Forward

The title of the Bitcoin whitepaper is “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The whitepaper introduces Bitcoin and describes it as a peer-to-peer currency that eliminates the need for intermediaries. Digital cash. Permissionless and easy to use for anyone. A key reason for Bitcoin is to bring financial power to the individual by unlocking and preserving the individual’s sovereignty of purchasing. You do not need permission to spend your Bitcoin; you can just spend it. You don’t need a bank account to access Bitcoin; just get a wallet, and you can be onboarded.

Circular economies promote the original mission of Bitcoin because they incentivize the purchasing and spending of goods and services with Bitcoin. In circular economies, Bitcoin is not just an investment tucked away as a store of value. Bitcoin’s long-term success and the Bitcoin Standard theory are rooted in people using Bitcoin as a medium of exchange. Hodlstay is driving this mission forward because it provides a real-world use case for Bitcoin via offering vacation stays in Bitcoin. It is also strengthening the local adoption of Bitcoin because as more hosts are onboarded to the platform and start accepting rentals for Bitcoin, they naturally will encourage other local vendors and service providers to also accept Bitcoin. Additionally, the people who are choosing to stay in the properties are already Bitcoiners, so they will be coming to participate in the local circular economy as well.

The more communities that integrate Hodlstay, the more communities that will reinforce Bitcoin circular economies. Branta is here to support Hodlstay on their mission to make every community a Bitcoin circular economy. Hodlstay lets you stay anywhere with Bitcoin, and Branta ensures your Bitcoin is moved with certainty.

Check out Hodlstay for your next vacation to support the mission.