Nil Message Compute (NMC) allows nodes in a decentralized network to compute information in a non-blockchain, secure and verifiable way without having to send messages to one another. 

NMC takes arbitrary data, transforms and particalizes it, and then distributes the resulting particles across the network of Nillion nodes. The nodes can store the particles or run computations with the fragments of data and return the results to the desired end-point for reconstruction without sending messages between themselves.

This is a key distinction for NMC — its predecessor technology, Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC), typically requires messaging between nodes which significantly slows down computation speeds. NMC removes this throttle allowing for fast, scalable computation at speeds notably faster than traditional MPC. 

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