Core Concepts

The foundational concepts that make Integra’s Real World Contracts revolutionary.

The Journey

These concepts build on each other - we recommend reading in order:

The revolutionary concept that makes everything possible

How do millions of parties with different software coordinate contract execution without trust or shared systems?

The foundational philosophy: Public proof of private information

Why Integra exists: Enable document automation when privacy policies prohibit sharing.

How standard ERC tokens become verifiable real-world assets

The two-layer architecture that permanently binds tokens to cryptographically verifiable documents.

The sophisticated dual-ownership model

Document owners ≠ Token holders. Service providers can facilitate without owning. Tokens represent roles and interests, not just assets.

Mainstream blockchain adoption without wallets

How to tokenize agreements with people who don’t have crypto wallets using document-anchored identity.

Universal workflow correlation with any software

Link blockchain events to CRM/ERP/DMS workflows. Integrate with Salesforce, SAP, SharePoint, or any system.

Privacy-preserving reputation from blockchain-backed attestations

Build verifiable trust through counterparty-verified contract completion, with selective disclosure.

Together, these seven concepts enable:

✅ Global coordination across unlimited parties (global state machine)
✅ Privacy preservation while automating (public proofs of private info)
✅ Verifiable assets not just metadata (document-token binding)
✅ Sophisticated workflows with proper separation of concerns (dual ownership)
✅ Mainstream adoption without crypto expertise (reserve-claim)
✅ Enterprise integration with any software (processHash)
✅ Decentralized trust without surveillance (trust graph)

After understanding these concepts: