One of the landlords who has an apartment for rent on this platform was very upset recently. Some guys rented his apartment for three weeks and everything seemed to be going perfectly, but a few days later he found himself facing a huge electricity bill.

$1,500 for electricity. After their stay, renters left the apartment with a perfect five-star rating for the stay. What they left behind was a $1,500 electricity bill. How could they possibly use so much light? Easy.

Cryptocurrency mining on Airbnb. The host, who goes by the name Ashley, recounted the incident on her Instagram channel. After consulting the neighborhood’s external security cameras, Ashley confirmed that the tenants had moved at least 10 computers when they left, which gave her a clue: They were mining nonstop while in her apartment, taking full advantage of the fact that electricity in these rentals was “free.”

In the meantime, charge your TeslaThey also took the opportunity to set up a charging point so they could charge their electric vehicles – which is nothing – but the biggest contributor to that huge bill was of course cryptocurrency mining.

Won $100,000. The Airbnb host complained to the platform and demanded that the tenants pay the electricity bill. After providing the documents, the users who stayed in his house admitted that they had been mining cryptocurrencies for these three weeks, which allowed them to earn $100,000 during their stay.

New rule: no miningThis has led Ashley to impose two new rules on those renting out her apartment. First, no charging for electric vehicles. Second, of course, no cryptocurrency mining.

Mining consumes a lot of electricityThere are no details on what kind of computer or machine they use to mine, but Bitcoin mining requires specialized machines that come at a very high price. You can mine some cryptocurrencies with a PC and one or more powerful graphics cards, and in both cases, these machines consume a lot of energy, which means a high electricity bill. The search for cities and countries with cheap electricity has led to some becoming “paradises” for miners for a while, but gradually they are all imposing restrictions on crypto mining or banning it altogether.

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