🌟Solana's Shadow - DePIN Game-Changer? Worth It?🔥

#Solana #Crypto #Shadow $SHDW #DePIN #Storage
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00:00 Introduction
01:32 IA Token Valuation Process
01:57 ShdwDrive Background
03:07 ShdwDrive Team
03:32 ShdwDrive CEO
03:48 What it Does
04:23 Target Industries
05:19 Value Propositions
05:45 Why is it better?
06:25 SHDW Cost - Better, Cheaper, Faster
07:40 ShdwDrive Technology
08:32 ShdwDrive Roadmap for v2
09:29 Timeline with Similar Projects
10:02 ShdwDrive IDO
11:01 ShdwDrive Tokenomics
11:36 ShdwDrive Circulating and FDMC
12:14 ShdwDrive Whale - FTX is Wallet #1
12:51 ShdwDrive Token Holding Distribution
13:19 ShdwDrive Adoption
13:39 ShdwDrive Whale Concentration
14:05 Risks: The ShdwDrive Competition
15:02 SHDW Competitors
15:23 Comparisons with Similar Projects
15:56 Filecoin vs Shadow Market Caps
17:05 SHDW Chart
17:17 SHDW/SOL Pair
17:43 IA Pricing Math based on Filecoin Market Cap
19:26 Where to Buy
20:10 Conclusion

[@RichardFrancis]

James that picture showed a self reported supply, isn't that a concern that the numbers could be wrong? Short of that it makes complete sense.

[@InvestAnswers]

The reason the circulating supply is labeled as self reported is bc of the emissions from the SSC smart contract and the fact that CMC/CG track those via an API. So the "self reporting" is bc they are relying on what the smart contract shows as the total amount of remaining SHDW still gated behind SSC NFTs

[@RichardFrancis]

@@InvestAnswers cheers 🥂 will be looking at that later, great analysis as always James.

[@rw-js5zo]

@@InvestAnswers you also left out that the team burned 30m SHDW because they deemed the tokenomics stable. That leaves about 12m unclaimed in SSC NFT distribution (about 7.5%). So the total supply is 169m with about 157m in circulation. This project is so undervalued it's comical, just like SOL in general. NFA

[@emmanuelattias6491]

James after buying a chunk load of Sol at $8 and holding until now, If you say to buy Shiba, I say TAKE MY MONEY! 🤣 THANK YOU! You are changing lives!

[@InvestAnswers]

no no no no pls DYOR - I just share data... never trust anyone out there.

[@emmanuelattias6491]

@@InvestAnswers I'm kidding! 🤣🤣 or am I..... 😳😳

[@DanMProductionsBois]

I wish I bought more at 8$ only got a small bit. Most of my other was 22$ average

[@Okey-dokey44]

Anyone who is insecure enough to add a comment like that is likely scamming

[@emmanuelattias6491]

@@Okey-dokey44 huh? You referring to me? I'm just joking around..

[@AhmadS-nm8ky]

DePIN on Solana is game changer - Helium - Hivemapper - Render - Shadow

[@InvestAnswers]

nice mix

[@DanMProductionsBois]

Great list

[@augustinechukwu6067]

Add these - Nosana - synesis one Both GPU DePIN projects Ionet is yet to launch and it will be massive

[@Anthony0x11e]

Hi James, just wanted to say thank you for what you do. Your tools have been like strapping rocket boosters to my portfolio.

[@InvestAnswers]

great to hear - mission is to change lives - thank you for sharing. 🙌

[@tom-lk]

Thanks Sherlock James as always 🕵‍♂ 1. Arweave is getting more expensive, SHDW is way cheaper/faster (better entry for smaller projects) 2. SOL's Eco explosion/growth - Projects/builders in SOL Eco would pick SHDW for seamless adoption 3. Backed by the supporters (no VC pump-dump), funded through NFT and unique IDO, and hasn't been listed on big exchanges (for Investment)

[@InvestAnswers]

BINGO SIR

[@TotalRageAtl]

You are forcing me to learn and get outside of my comfort zone! Using Solflare and learning to swap and take advantage of what's coming when the price is in the PENNIES vs learning about it once it in the $.25 quarters or $1. This channel is exciting and allowing me to feel confident that my family won't be left behind in the 5-7 years!!! thanks to James and the Team

[@BSFarm97]

You can swap directly inside of the phantom wallet. Just send some SOL to your wallet and swap. It does Pyth, radium and shadow

[@BSFarm97]

Bonk too

[@Papolucho702]

Sometimes phantom pricing is a bit off and don’t they add their own fee too? Musing Jupiter, only sol is charged for the fees

[@BSFarm97]

@@Papolucho702 it’s like 1 to .5%

[@an80sguy_]

Thanks Brian, didn’t realize you could swap all the Sol tokens inside wallet, good stuff

[@g0venat0r]

Phantom uses jupiter on the backend and adds a small fee. It's worth it though if you are new and not comfortable navigating the solana ecosystem yet,

[@toddsheffield6617]

First and last coin research vids I watch daily Thank you James, you are a solid guy👍

[@InvestAnswers]

Glad you like them!

[@lorddrake2418]

I must say thank you very much, your shows are full of KPM and are bang on-point as ever. Greatly appreciated, must dash, off to some some SHDW.

[@tfoonthego6227]

Thank you !!! I’m really excited about all the different projects on Solana, I recently bought Rayduim, Nosana, and even a little of Bonk 😀..

[@InvestAnswers]

Wonderful!

[@TDRB1978]

I’m using JUP, through Solflare. Works pretty well. After your video swapped 10 SOL into SHDW. Went up 25% Thank you !

[@InvestAnswers]

Fantastic!

[@stratocastermangold]

Yeah, definitely James, thank you so.much for keeping us up to speed on EVERYTHING! ❤

[@InvestAnswers]

My pleasure!!

[@aneil3041]

It is sacrilage to miss this man's show.

[@IamColt13]

"Im very good at detecting turds!" Got me good James haha

[@InvestAnswers]

heheh so true

[@petergordeev347]

Hi James, thx for your work! One note: the $SHDW IDO was in late 2021, I took part in it. It was very successful, they released at the price much higher than expected. But then we all went severely down due to the broad bear market conditions

[@benhartart9487]

I disagree that any robot would be superior to you James, your literally a diamond jewel beyond comparison ❤

[@jakeescott]

Thanks for covering SHDW. I've been a huge fan of the GenesysGo team since the start and now i'm a fan of yours!

[@InvestAnswers]

Glad you like them!

[@rmwarthen3715]

Thank you! You can swap SOL for SHDW, right in the Phantom wallet. Orca does not seem available in USA.

[@InvestAnswers]

Good to know!

[@adambomb0108]

Thanks James for all you do 😊

[@InvestAnswers]

So nice of you

[@patrickshanghai2064]

hi James, always wonderful to see your approach. we are getting used to the new you. the one buying meme coins. haha. as long as they are Solana memes. welcome to our degen world! on this one, you could have said it's a Solana ecosystem token so it's good. but is it really? it's a hard business to compete with Filecoin and Arweave. and with AWS! you assume it's faster and then you conclude it's faster. not convinced. be careful there is going to be hundreds more of these so called "better, faster, cheaper" tokens. ride the wave but don't fall in love with them. most will go nowhere in the long run. really learning a lot from your analysis. both the method and the psychology.

[@gregt301]

DAG = Directed Acyclic Graph 🙂

[@therealwillcan]

When he does these, he needs to say "Is it a turd or a bird"

[@sbs7396]

Was waiting Yesterday on the Live Stream. Well now i enjoy the vid with my morning Coffee. ❤ Greetz from munich

[@InvestAnswers]

Hope you enjoyed it! Danke

[@dans_pool]

I have expressed valid concerns about James and Solana this year; no one can produce a flawless analysis. However, it is undeniable that Solana has generated significant hype and is poised to be a key player in the upcoming bull run. In light of this, I value analyses of new tokens on the Solana blockchain.

[@InvestAnswers]

very fair

[@lupinlongwayy5831]

Yeah I need more on orca and bonk 😂

[@lkasdlf]

So glad you covered this one! Thank you!!! Speaking of Mango Markets MNGO seems like a great buy as well.

[@InvestAnswers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cryptogcrypto]

Brilliant video. Jam-packed with well-researched info. Cheers!

[@meme64561]

What do you think of Neon? Can you do a video on Neon? Thanks

[@AdorableUrban]

Bought some now! As many in the comments say you are changing lives❤️🔥

[@Luke-xt8dg]

Thank you very much James!!

[@InvestAnswers]

cheers, mate

[@crunchwantsfood]

Thank you James. Much obliged.

[@Ruairidhboi]

It’s minimum 200 years on Arweave, and you keep staying better than Arweave, how come Solana Mobile went with Arweave? It’s not because one is better than the other it’s because they are different and not a good comparison. AR is targeting archiving long term, a true machine so to speak.

[@CryptoPipeline]

you just caused a giant spike in shadow price :D

[@Vlcounek]

Great and full analysis. I am heavily into SHDW it's so undervalued it's a gem.

[@heidiboulay1890]

Me too!

[@Stranden]

I would love for you to take a look at the RWA-narrative that might have some strength this cycle. I see people throw it around a lot. Real World Assets being onchained might be a big market, maybe?

[@karriemsharief]

Clearly.. Arweave was the winner in this race.

[@corruptw3]

I have a bag of SHDW, I'm looking forward to the progress of this token. I'm also looking forward to your video with Mert tomorrow, I follow him on Twitter, he is very knowledgeable, like you.

[@InvestAnswers]

You and me both!

[@derekackary6561]

Thanks for the recommendation James, much appreciated 😊😊😊

[@InvestAnswers]

Any time!

[@AlvinFan1976]

As one the OG holders since I bought the nft, I am blown away by how smart this team is. It’s the only token I held straight through bear cuz I sleep well at night knowing Frank has his head down building.

[@floxy4491]

Unfortunately, I don't understand why communication between Holder is so severely restricted. Is there a group which allows communication? I don't have 10k Shdw or their NFT (Discord rules)😅

[@1000Epics]

Literally the video I wanted to request last night! GG James, always ahead of the curve

[@1HundredP]

Much appreciated James and community!

[@swites]

Thanks for doing all the legwork you do. Another super interesting project. Cheers.

[@InvestAnswers]

More to come!

[@nexcom3259]

Are there any solana projects you don't like?

[@InvestAnswers]

yes a lot of em

[@Simpin8ntpimpin]

0.7 is it a buy still?

[@KLeeMr]

James - new show idea. “Turd Detection Tuesdays.”

[@InvestAnswers]

great idea -

[@KLeeMr]

@@InvestAnswers 🤣

[@argi2311]

Just want to know how to trade or play with this tokens? I am of the buy and hold in Coinbase. But no idea how to but solana protocols or what platform to use? Thanks again

[@cryptocruiser4179]

Thank You James!!

[@wailenglow7790]

Thank you James

[@karendale7537]

love thiss type of info. thanks!!

[@InvestAnswers]

You're so welcome!

[@12kvisions]

Terrific to have this summary and analysis. Only IA channel seems to do this for crypto…I do wonder why.

[@InvestAnswers]

it takes a SHIT TON of work

[@Arational]

The Australians in the community will know what a dag is

[@JewlsRocks]

Super cool - Shadow on Jupiter!!!!

[@bigswang1578]

This coin is going to 50 dollars easily. Can't wait. Good video.

[@diciplineisfreedom8384]

JMes thank you this was amazing 👏

[@diciplineisfreedom8384]

James can you do a should i buy for Jito ? That would be awesome 👌 thank for all you do brother you are a 💎

[@InvestAnswers]

Great suggestion!

[@petergordeev347]

@@InvestAnswers That would be great if you compared Marinade to it

[@ixample]

I'll wait for Zus Network (enterprise storage)

[@manuelazevedo7266]

James what is your target SHDW per SOL if you are swapping??? I believe when you did the PYTH video you said you were aiming to get 132 PYTH per SOL. Thanks🚀🚀🚀

[@InvestAnswers]

all on Patreon

[@manuelazevedo7266]

@@InvestAnswers got it I’ll look there

[@manuelazevedo7266]

@@InvestAnswers I checked all my patreon emails including all the trade alerts and didn’t see anything regarding price of SHDW per SOL…

[@artursrikmanis]

Thank you, James. Please do Marinade too if you can :)) BLESS!

[@meme64561]

Can you please do a video on NEON EVM? A lot of people are talking about it.

[@darrylanderson4764]

Thank you James , looking for your solana guest special show ❤❤❤ firedancer to the moon

[@walig3669]

awesome shdw is a long term hold

[@mikelsilva6220]

Thanks for sharing

[@InvestAnswers]

Thanks for watching!

[@irnobody]

which one will you pick guys Arweave or Shadow ?

[@efilteau]

Great work as usual !

[@InvestAnswers]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@blazethegecko4133]

Xandeum is a solana fork developing a decentralized storage layer. thoughts?

[@liamheerema8746]

Thanks for the info mate 👍🏼

[@InvestAnswers]

No problem 👍

[@cryptocanadian63]

Thanks!

[@InvestAnswers]

you rock 😍

[@xavierroy5254]

Another great video,thank you James

[@InvestAnswers]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@soltrain9332]

Thanks James

[@Brunoaz2000]

Could you make a video discussing CELESTIA? THANK YOU

[@InfoSecWarden]

How about an eval of $Dark next? may be too small your audience might affect it too much if you like it.. Would need to check MC.. Thats Dark Protocol. Yeah its under 20 mil MC FDV..

[@InvestAnswers]

yikes small not a fan of privacy coins... as they will never garner inst money

[@danas6398]

@@InvestAnswers What about compliant privacy coins like Aleph Zero?

[@msquare883]

Are there are any bargains actually listed on Binance? Let's do a poll folks!

[@almahdawiehayder6535]

I trust you fully James

[@InvestAnswers]

don't trust anyone... key to life :D

[@gunsntokens]

Looks good except not sure how to buy here in the US

[@osirustwits]

Question: if a token has a stead 21% pay, which is backed by a treasury, and the price to entry is under $50, how would that rank on your companion score?

[@mfd254]

You didn’t mention FLUX as competitor. Total decentralized storage. Cheaper storage price.

[@jerodleskosek4672]

Hey James, just wanted to say youre the absolute shit buddy!!! This ones for the algorithm!!!! Cheers! "taking the pith" 🚀🚀🚀

[@autolovers1]

Also great Project Data Lake maybe you can cover that one too

[@JFBvcp]

today $SHDW MC $228.22M.. price $1.3 :) good job !

[@richardhoare9966]

The problem with this offering is if another provider wins the final battle, you risk losing your data. Still too early for me to place data there.

[@12kvisions]

…but opportunity cost is so low - especially if you have data backed up elsewhere during the interim while the market decides.

[@ownitaddict]

I love you so much. I've been wasting money on shit meme coins and was like "enough is enough - I must return to James" lol. Legend

[@abdulrazaqamedu3839]

Hey James, here from IvanOnTech. I'm trying to study solana ecosystem thanks to you. Any takes on Atlas dex on solana? I

[@IamColt13]

How many to retire ?

[@MaweepetArtist]

Tesla recalls over 2M vehicles! Do you know about this?

[@InvestAnswers]

it is an over the air update... not a recall like other car companies. dont believe the shit on the news

[@almahdawiehayder6535]

James, is Solana still a Buy under 80 for zlong Term Hodl

[@petergordeev347]

His price projections are 200 conservative, up to 500 bullish

[@h.r.1534]

Great Project on SOL !!!

[@InfoSecWarden]

over 100 mil now

[@Satronaut-pw3ij]

Thanks for the tip James, looks like an interesting punt. One thing, why didn't you compare it to ICP which is far better, more comprehensive tech than File coin and Arweave?

[@DUES_EX]

Is SOL still worth buying at this price? My average buy in is at $34. What would you do?

[@grahamp2334]

What price do you expect SOL to go to? Long term or short term investment?

[@DUES_EX]

long term price predict at least $154 this bull run@@grahamp2334

[@toddiamhvact7386]

Should be solid $400 at bull run smashing ath. Just opinion. Nfa.

[@InvestAnswers]

i bought a ton today at $66

[@DUES_EX]

@@toddiamhvact7386 I appreciate you all

[@richardvanheesen1606]

thank you

[@takeshiryujin5379]

You made the price explode 😂

[@Steve-yz9uo]

What's the ticker for shadow?

[@vick5011]

But can you stake it?

[@andyr6369]

I'm concerned that just like Pyth, only a handful of people hold a large percentage of this token making this highly manipulated. Am I wrong?

[@21__Million]

Coingeko says its high was 720 days ago... You said ido happened in 2023... Little confused

[@cryptonftdrummer1854]

I couldn't see yesterday, damn, blame solana

[@YacineBougrinat]

"shadow sounds bit shady" 😂

[@InvestAnswers]

sure does

[@rick3792]

The market cap slide said self reported..is this a concern?

[@InvestAnswers]

when so new no

[@masterdesignbuild7960]

James we are so close to our group trip to , well i forget but excited just the same lol

[@Max-fm2hm]

Great my friend ❤

[@InvestAnswers]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@autolovers1]

Where people buy this?

[@InvestAnswers]

watch the video to find out i share how

[@autolovers1]

@@InvestAnswers bought little on Jupiter Thank you !🙏