Nillion is a decentralized network designed to handle secure data storage, sharing, and computation without relying on traditional blockchains. Instead of focusing on financial transactions, it introduces a cryptographic innovation called Nil Message Compute (NMC), which allows sensitive data to be split, distributed, and processed across its network without exposing the original information. This enables advanced use cases like private machine learning, secure authentication, and confidential data storage.
The project positions itself as a privacy-first layer for Web3, giving developers and organizations the ability to create decentralized applications that require trustless yet private data handling. By removing the need to trust centralized servers or intermediaries, Nillion aims to expand the scope of Web3 beyond finance and into fields such as healthcare, identity, AI, and enterprise data security.