20 sats \ 0 replies \ @KingZing 20 Jul 2022
so much potential with nostr and bitcoin on top of it.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @irusensei 20 Jul 2022
Ah Arcade City. I remember they were working on some kind of uber-like app that worked on top of an ethereum token or soemthing like that.
Also using Facebook as their main authentication and identity provider which was an even bigger turn off.
But recently they're all about Bitcoin and Lighting. What prompted such a big change in direction (for the good) I wonder.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @picco 20 Jul 2022
On their website:
It's been seven years since the Ethereum founders talked a big game about building a world computer that could power decentralized Uber. They haven't and probably never will — at least not in time to help the many drivers struggling today.
Many people in the "blockchain" space are focused on helping the crypto rich get richer, emphasizing first-world luxuries like digital art or asset swaps or arbitrary virtual worlds.
Meanwhile it is the Bitcoin community leading the charge into new countries like El Salvador, offering financial inclusion to millions who have been otherwise forgotten.
Arcade City similarly aims to liberate and empower millions of service providers around the world, especially in areas ignored by legacy corporations and governments.
We believe the Bitcoin ecosystem to be our rightful home.
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