That doesn't make sense for the hosts, for 80% of them it could be months until they see the money from their first booking. Airbnb already holds the money for

That doesn't make sense for the hosts, for 80% of them it could be months until they see the money from their first booking. Airbnb already holds the money for 24h after check-in, which is enough to defuse 99% of scams. The problem is the guests that book outside the platform, then claim they were scammed.