Arcade City Taps Blockchain Technology to Create New-Age Uber
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.....
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Driver-owned ridesharing startup Arcade City, the developer of an open marketplace where riders connect directly with drivers by leveraging blockchain technology has now launched its mobile application for Apple iOS and Google Android devices. Ridesharing startup Arcade City has launched its mobile application that will be available at Apple and Android app stores. The platform was launched in a direct response to rate cuts by Uber and Lyft in January this year. A press release by the company revealed that more than 3,000 drivers had signed up, the majority of whom are current and former....
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....
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....
Police in the city of Austin, Texas came to the offices of ridesharing company Arcade City in search of its CEO, Christopher David. A video has surfaced of 10 law enforcement agents, four transportation authorities and six police officers, entering the co-working space that is home to Arcade City’s Austin headquarters. They sought to serve a $500 citation for operating a ridesharing company without completing the requisite paperwork. David, who was out of the country overseeing the development of the Arcade City app, “Not sure why six police officers are needed to serve a $500 citation. Or....