SHADOWBOX IS A COMMUNITY, CURRENCY, CATALOG, AND CONTENT BANK, AIMED TO DISRUPT AND REBUILD THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BY ALLOWING CREATORS TO GROW AND THRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY ON THEIR OWN TERMS. IT IS A PLATFORM THAT USES THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN AS THE SUBSTRATE FOR INNOVATION BY EMPOWERING ARTISTS, DIGITIZING THEIR MUSIC RIGHTS AND METADATA, SHARING THIS INFORMATION IN AN OPEN ENVIRONMENT, THUS ENABLING NEW APPLICATIONS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES TO LICENSE THEIR CATALOGS AND PAY ARTISTS DIRECTLY WITH MINIMAL FRICTION. WE ARE AIMING TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ARTISTS AND FANS THROUGH A SHARED LOVE OF MUSIC, AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF DECENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGY. SHADOWBOX IS A MARKETPLACE TO COLLECT AND TRADE UNIQUE, SINGLE-EDITION DIGITAL ARTWORKS. EACH ARTWORK IS AUTHENTICALLY CREATED BY AN ARTIST IN THE NETWORK, AND TOKENIZED AS A CRYPTO-COLLECTIBLE DIGITAL ITEM THAT YOU CAN OWN AND TRADE. A NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH ART, CULTURE, AND COLLECTING ON THE INTERNET.

ECONOMY A IS CLASSIFIED AND/OR CHARACTERIZED AS/BY: (CEFI) ECONOMY A: “CLASSIC” & “CENTRALIZED” TRADITIONAL (PAST-PRESENT DAY) – PROSPECTIVE ‘SHADOWBOXER’ IS SUBMITTING MEDIA, MUSIC, MERCHANDISE, AND/OR ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE FORM OF ART; IN THE FORMAT OF A DIGITAL, PHYSICAL, AND/OR ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATION, OF “TANGIBLE” GOOD(S) AND/OR MEAN(S) FOR SALE, AND/OR ART PIECE(S); THAT ARE MANDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FULFILLMENT OF OUR SUBMISSION PROCESS AND/OR PROFILE; AND OPERATIONALLY GROUNDED IN “TRADITIONAL” AND/OR “CENTRALIZED” FINANCE-BANKING PRACTICES, WITHIN AN ECONOMIC COMPOSITION WHERE “PURCHASING OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS” TAKE PLACE UNDER THE CENTRAL POINT OF THE INSTITUTION. CREATION CONDUCTED PAST-2018: NONE-MINOR VALIDATED AND/OR EQUABLE STANDARDS OF ADOPTION AND/OR REGULATION PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT, EXCHANGE, AND/OR TRADE OF VIRTUAL “CRYPTO” ASSETS ARE PRESENT, AS APPLICABLE), OPERATING UNDER SYSTEMIZATION GOVERNED BY EXCHANGES, THAT ARE NOT (100%) TECHNICALLY DEPENDENT; WITH AN AVERAGE (63-74%) CURRENTLY TRANSITIONING AND/OR ADOPTING TECHNICAL USE.

ECONOMY B IS CLASSIFIED AND/OR CHARACTERIZED AS/BY: (DEFI) “CRYPTO” NON-TRADITIONAL: PROSPECTIVE ‘SHADOWBOXER’ IS SUBMITTING A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT), IN THE FORMAT OF A DIGITAL ART PIECE(S), THAT IS MANDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR SUBMISSION PROCESS AND PROFILE; AND OPERATIONALLY GROUNDED IN “NON-TRADITIONAL” AND/OR “DECENTRALIZED” FINANCE-BANKING PRACTICES, WITHIN AN ECONOMIC COMPOSITION WHERE “PURCHASE REFERS TO PURCHASING OF REQUIREMENTS”, ON BEHALF OF EACH PRODUCTION CORE IN AN INSTITUTION. (2018-FUTURE: SUFFICIENT-SUPERIOR LEVELS OF VALIDATED AND/OR EQUABLE STANDARDS OF ADOPTION AND/OR REGULATION PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT, EXCHANGE, AND/OR TRADE OF VIRTUAL “CRYPTO” ASSETS ARE PRESENT, AS APPLICABLE), OPERATING UNDER SYSTEMS THAT CAN DISREGARD GOVERNANCE, BY EXCHANGES THAT ARE (100%) TECHNICALLY DEPENDENT, WITH AN AVERAGE (TBD) CURRENTLY TRANSITIONING AND/OR ADOPTING TECHNICAL USE.

SHADOWBOX NOW OFFERS ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ISSUE AUTHENTICATED SINGLE EDITION DIGITAL ARTWORKS IN OUR MARKETPLACE – UNDER SELECT TERMS AND CONDITIONS. OUR NEW PLATFORM CATERS TO A CONTEMPORARY DISTRIBUTION MODE, PER THE INTELLECTUAL (AND DIGITAL) PROPERTIES, THAT ARE CERTIFIED ON THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN. SHADOWBOX IS CURRENTLY TAKING ON EVERY MEASURE POSSIBLE, TO SAFEGUARD AND ENTRENCH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL INTEGRATION, TO: 1.) PROVIDE AUTHENTIC, AND/OR ARCHIVAL SOURCE, AND/OR ORIGIN; AND 2.) PREVENT THE EXISTENCE OF COPY AND/OR COUNTERFEIT. FURTHER DETAILED UNDER OUR GUIDELINES BELOW, CRYPTO-ART SUBMITTED TO THE SHADOWBOX NETWORK FOR CONSIDERATION MUST BE CREATED DIGITALLY; AND CANNOT BE TOKENIZED AND/OR AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL PURCHASE ON THE INTERNET (SOMEWHERE ELSE) AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. DURING THE PERIOD (EFFECTIVE JULY 4, 2022-12:00 AM MIDNIGHT – PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST) – UNTIL FURTHER NOTIFICATION IS POSTED), REVISED PROCESSES PERTAINING TO OUR OPERATIVE MEASURES WILL BE UPDATED AND POSTED ACCORDINGLY. WE ARE CURRENTLY STRIVING TO CLINCH SUCCESS FOR ALL PARTIES. SHADOWBOX HAS EVOLVED INTO A MARKETPLACE FOR DIGITAL GOODS, INCLUDING COLLECTIBLES, GAMING ITEMS, DIGITAL ART, AND OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS THAT ARE BACKED BY A BLOCKCHAIN LIKE ETHEREUM. ON SHADOWBOX, YOU CAN BUY, SELL, AND TRADE ANY OF THESE ITEMS WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD. SHADOWBOX IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST GENERAL MARKETPLACE FOR USER-OWNED DIGITAL GOODS, WITH THE BROADEST SET OF CATEGORIES (200 AND GROWING), THE MOST ITEMS (OVER 4 MILLION), AND THE BEST PRICES FOR NEW CATEGORIES OF ITEMS. SHADOWBOX IS ALSO A DECENTRALIZED MARKETPLACE. TRADING ON ON SHADOWBOX HAPPENS THROUGH A SMART CONTRACT, MEANING THAT NO CENTRAL AUTHORITY EVER HOLDS CUSTODY OF YOUR ITEMS. INSTEAD, USERS STORE ITEMS IN THEIR WALLET OF CHOICE – WHETHER THAT’S A MOBILE WALLET LIKE ‘COINBASE WALLET’ AND/OR ‘OPERA TOUCH’ OR AN IN-BROWSER CHROME EXTENSION LIKE METAMASK. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE SHADOWBOX MARKETPLACE, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE OPEN SOURCE CODE FOR THE SHADOWBOX SMART CONTRACTS IN THE PROVIDED LINKS (GITHUB, ETHERSCAN) LISTED ON OUR SITE.