Arcade City: Decentralized, Blockchain-Based Answer to Uber
The city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire passed an ordinance regulating ride-sharing services that took effect in September of 2015. The ordinance made driving with Uber and other ride-sharing companies illegal within the city limits. Christopher David, a former Uber driver, launched the Free Uber campaign using Bitcoin prize pools to incentivize activism protesting the ordinance. Now, in the wake of protests by Uber drivers over the company’s decision to cut fares, David is launching his own blockchain-based ride-sharing platform, Arcade City. To promote the new platform, he and nine other....
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As a part of its crowdfunding campaign which went live on November 1, 2016, the Arcade City platform will be creating 100 million ARC tokens. Arcade City, the blockchain based peer to peer marketplace for various service providers is on its way to realizing its future. The platform has recently launched the ICO of its Arcade City Tokens (ARC) to raise funds for future development. The Arcade City platform has its origin in the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire after a group of former Uber and Lyft drivers decided to help the city’s commuters when the taxi services went on strike. The....
Ever since Uber and Lyft left Austin, the peer-to-peer rideshare group, Arcade City, has been making waves as it has made its bid to fill the void. The developers made its presence known when they published an open letter to the city on their official website. Ever since, the group’s founder, Christopher David, has been busy doing interviews and most....
Arcade City is a blockchain-based ride sharing and car for hire application created by Christopher David. The blockchain technology has found its way into various industry segments over time, including peer to peer taxi rides and other similar services. Arcade City is the new kid on the block which is prepared to give the likes of Uber a run for their money. Ironically, the whole concept was born in defiance of the unionized taxi operators who protested against Uber’s operation in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and successfully got the ride-sharing platform banned from operating in the region.....
A new player has entered the ride-sharing arena and it plans to take the industry by storm with a new approach. The company, “Uber killer” Arcade City, eschews Uber’s centralized control for a decentralized, driver-driven approach. The company has just begun integrating Ethereum into its system. The founder of the company Christopher David, an activist and entrepreneur who innovatively used Bitcoin to crowdfund Free Uber. The swarm-based activism campaign was organized against the city of Portsmouth for banning ride-sharing, CoinTelegraph spoke to Christopher David, Arcade City’s founder,....