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A technology in continuous evolution

For more than a decade, SEGMENT has evolved through extensive research involving advanced cryptography, distributed models, and innovative transactional mechanisms. Initially conceived as a highly secure, post-quantum, massively distributed infrastructure, SEGMENT has progressively integrated new technical concepts, further strengthening its robustness, coherence, and industrial potential.

This page outlines the main research directions and technological evolutions that have enriched SEGMENT over time — a continuous technological trajectory shaped naturally by experience, experimentation, and innovation.

1. Cryptographic reinforcement: a triple security layer

Research carried out on SEGMENT has led to a cryptographic architecture built on three complementary layers:

  • a proprietary anamorphic / homomorphic cryptographic layer;
  • a vast combinatorial space (!180) guaranteeing the uniqueness of cube-level permutations;
  • the integration of post-quantum Crystals-Kyber keys (NIST) for securing exchanges.

Each SEGMENT cube has unique cryptographic keys, providing enhanced protection against modern attacks, including those assisted by AI. This combination forms an exceptionally robust foundation for transactions, messages, and internal data.

2. “Active” blocks: encrypted language structures

In SEGMENT, blocks no longer contain only static data. They now embed encrypted language structures capable of defining:

  • which operations are permitted;
  • which operations are prohibited;
  • the exact conditions under which values may be used.

In other words: blocks carry their own internal logic. This significantly increases functional security, prevents unauthorized uses, and ensures that all operations strictly follow the rules encoded in each cube.

3. Encrypted machine-to-machine communication (F2F-RTC)

SEGMENT integrates a direct, encrypted communication layer between machines:

  • F2F-RTC exchanges over UDP;
  • anamorphic + Kyber encryption;
  • peer-to-peer dialogue with no intermediate server.

This secure messaging layer follows the same cryptographic principles as SEGMENT’s transactions, creating a unified system in which messages, instructions, and value transfers operate under a common framework.

4. Dialogue ↔ transaction interoperability: SALT / ULS

Recent work introduces a linguistic analysis mechanism enabling SEGMENT to:

  • interpret a natural-language instruction (“OK, I’ll send you 100 units”);
  • request dual cryptographic validation (sender ↔ receiver);
  • trigger the transaction automatically;
  • rewrite the affected blocks in real time.

Thanks to homomorphic key properties, these validations occur without ever exposing raw data. This enables a unified model where smart contracts, secure messaging, and instant payments naturally coexist.

5. Toward a complete distributed platform

Together, these research directions extend SEGMENT in a coherent trajectory:

  • post-quantum by design;
  • highly resilient;
  • scalable through dynamic sharding;
  • operational even on small devices and IoT hardware;
  • capable of instant exchanges and transactions;
  • natively protecting internal data by construction.

SEGMENT therefore positions itself as a modern DLT infrastructure, adapted to the demands of cybersecurity, AI, IoT, critical systems, and next-generation distributed exchanges.

A technology oriented toward the future

The increasing global focus on cybersecurity and digital sovereignty reinforces SEGMENT’s trajectory. Current research directions demonstrate the maturity of a model capable of:

  • integrating the most recent cryptographic advances;
  • merging communication and transaction layers into a unified structure;
  • enabling entirely new distributed-system use cases.

SEGMENT continues to evolve as a complete technological platform, ready for a structured and collaborative industrial deployment.

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