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Oct 22, 2024 52 min

Decentralized Cloud Storage on the Solana Network: Introducing Shadow Drive V2

from Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana Hosted by Nick and James

GenesysGo is transforming decentralized storage with Shadow Drive, a fast, secure platform built on Solana, designed to rival traditional cloud solutions. And they are building it using mobile phones. Full notes for this episode at: https://solfate.com/podcast/64 Follow @SolfatePod on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/SolfatePod PS: We are happy to announce the launch of our Solfate Drip channel where you can collect Solfate Podcast episodes as digital collectibles! Subscribe to our Drip channel today: drip.haus/solfate (we have some fun experiments planned) Notes from the show GenesysGo is building the decentralized storage platform called Shadow Drive, which aims to provide speed, stability, security, and ease of use comparable to centralized web and cloud platforms. The team started as a validator on the Solana network and attracted a strong amount of stake. They then expanded to provide RPC network support and became the largest provider of RPC services on Solana. Shadow Drive addresses the storage challenges faced by validators by storing Solana's ledger history. The platform has grown to have an average of 130,000 daily active users. Decentralized storage offers cost savings in terms of bandwidth costs compared to centralized storage providers. Shadow Drive achieves this by leveraging the collective power of the network. The platform aims to decentralize revenues and distribute them to the operators of the network, providing a disruptive and cost-effective alternative to traditional storage providers. Shadow Drive V2 is a decentralized cloud storage platform built on the Solana network. The platform is designed to be resource-efficient and capable of running on mobile phones. It operates on a consensus algorithm that allows for censorship resistance and decision-making by the network consensus. Shadow Drive V2 leverages Solana as a base layer for identity, payment, and other functionalities. The platform aims to decentralize revenues by directly passing user fees to network operators. Find Frank and GenGo online Follow Frank on twitter - @Frank_theTrader Follow GenesysGo on twitter - @GenesysGo Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast collect episodes on Drip: drip.haus/solfate

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