Finally Released “Uber Killer” Decentralized App Disappoints Supporters
Touted as the “Uber killer” and the next generation of ridesharing, Arcade City has had an app out for almost two weeks without a single ride being given, leading to speculation that the app may not be finished after all. At the beginning of this month, Arcade City, the much-hyped ridesharing app touting a decentralized structure and eventual integration on the Ethereum Blockchain, released its much-anticipated app. To the surprise of some, however, at the launch the app did not initially allow any rides to be arranged. Instead, this functionality supposedly lies behind “unlocking” cities....
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New “Uber killer” ridesharing company Arcade City won first place at the GTEC Awards in Berlin, and with it a prize of 20,000 euros. Ridesharing startup Arcade City won first place at the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) Awards in Berlin. The New Hampshire-based startup, which runs on a decentralized model based on swarm tactics and plans to integrate with Ethereum, won a prize of 20,000 euros with the award. The win was announced by a post on Arcade City’s Facebook page, before the awards had been announced by GTEC. Christopher David, CEO of Arcade City, was blown away by the....
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,....
Bitcoin.com spoke with Christopher David, the founder of the Ethereum-powered Arcade City — dubbed the “Uber killer” — on winning the blockchain awards, his thoughts on the record-setting crowdfunding campaign of The DAO, and using it to fund Arcade City itself. Interview with Arcade City Founder, Christopher David. Bitcoin.com (BC): What cities have you....
Solana has already cemented its reputation as one of the largest competitors of Ethereum which had earned it the nickname of ‘Ethereum Killer’. The community has run with this narrative and it has led to a fierce rivalry between the communities behind both networks. However, Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko has actually come forward to debunk […]
Solana network faltered anew, as the crypto space’s “Ethereum Killer” goes offline courtesy of faulty mechanics in its system. Just this September, co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko admitted during an interview that the outages which continue to plague Solana were the network’s curse. Yakovenko, however, was quick to defend, saying that the downtimes the system experienced could […]