Shadow is an open source programming project that provides a pace for developers, a source for programming and the release of decentralized applications that provide online privacy. Shadow also uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm for messaging privacy and Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange to eradicate the need for passwords without compromising the integrity of the encrypted material. Traceable Ring Signatures and dual-key stealth addresses are used by the site’s anonymous cryptographic transaction protocol for a formidable security that does not compromise decentralization, double-spend prevention or allow for forgery, making it uniquely private.