Should a decentralized ride share have its own blockchain or would it be better to piggyback off on Ethereum?
Pros of going with Ethereum:
- All the hard stuff taken care of.
- Easier to find Solidity developers.
- Tokens and future requirements easy to make.
- People already know how to use web3. Metamask.
- Easier to bootstrap with airdrops.
Cons:
- Ethereum community is focused on money as opposed to freedom.
- Soylicon Valley influence.
- $70 - $100 for every transactions (No way)
Here's the white paper for the same -
http://degenrides.ioI have added another con for ethereum. You didn't even need to build your own blockchain coz you will need to build a lot of things started started from programming your new blockchain, wallet, explorer, searching for the parties that willing to run the nodes in your blockchain and various things Can't you consider second or first layer solution for ethereum as the best way for that?
Blockchains like BSC and Polygon were suitable for those things. Decentralized ride was only need fast and cheap transaction fees. Creating your own blockchain was not a mandatory.