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The Newton Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure layer for verifiable onchain automation and secure agent authorization. It enables protocols, DAOs, and users to execute complex actions through verifiable agents, without relying on centralized bots or offchain coordination. Users can securely authorize agents to act on their behalf using programmable permissions, ensuring that actions occur only under conditions they approve. By combining trusted execution environments (TEEs), zero-knowledge proofs, and a modular agent architecture, Newton Protocol brings automation fully onchain, enhancing transparency, composability, and trust.

The NEWT token is the native utility token of the Newton Protocol and serves four core functions within the ecosystem:

  1. Staking for Protocol Security

    NEWT staking will be available to enable network participants to contribute to the security and uptime of the Newton Keystore rollup. Holders will be able to delegate their NEWT tokens via proof-of-stake (dPoS) consensus to help secure the network and earn staking rewards in exchange.  

  2. Token for Gas / Fees

    NEWT will be the native gas token of the Newton Protocol. NEWT is also required to issue, update, or revoke onchain permissions for a given account (e.g., when delegated to an autonomous agent). It is intended that the Protocol will implement a fee market similar to EIP-1559 to determine transaction ordering within each block.

  3. Token for Newton Model Registry

    As part of the Newton Protocol, agent developers will be able to register the agent models via the Newton Model Registry.  Agent operators provide NEWT tokens as collateral for their automated services utilizing the registered agent models running on the Newton Protocol. In exchange for posting this collateral, they will earn fees from the usage of their services—a portion of which is shared with the agent developers—paid in NEWT tokens.  Operators’ NEWT collateral may also be slashed if their agent services misbehave.

    The Newton Model Registry will power an onchain marketplace that makes it easy for anyone to publish and discover agents, enabling a broader range of automation strategies and use cases.

  4. Governance

    The Newton Protocol and its ecosystem will decentralize over time, including establishing a DAO and enabling the community to act and decide on the deployment of ecosystem funds, fees, and project priorities. Once the Newton Protocol has sufficiently developed, users who stake their NEWT will be entitled to vote in the governance process to help guide the growth and development of the Newton Protocol.

The token is issued by Magic Newton Foundry Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Magic Newton Foundation. Token distribution is designed to support long-term ecosystem growth and includes allocations for community incentives, validator rewards, protocol development, and operational needs. A fixed total supply of one billion NEWT has been established, with 21.5% of the token supply designated for Circulating Supply, with such amount gradually increasing following linear unlock schedules. 

The Newton Protocol is governed by a phased decentralization roadmap, with responsibility transitioning from the Foundation to a broader community of contributors and stakeholders over time as envisioned and described in this report.