# Newton (NEWT) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/newt.html

## Definition
Newton Protocol (by the Magic Newton Foundation / Magic Labs) is a decentralized policy and verifiable-automation layer: builders define on-chain 'policies' (compliance rules, spend limits, sanctions checks) that AI agents and transactions must satisfy, with attestations verified on-chain before execution.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
NEWT is the native token of Newton Protocol, the policy/compliance layer developed by Magic Labs and overseen by the Magic Newton Foundation. Its functions are consistently described across independent sources: gas and payment for issuing, updating, or revoking onchain permissions; securing the network through staking and delegated-staking rewards; letting agent operators earn fees with NEWT collateral; and governance rights over protocol parameters. Coinbase and a Foundation press release via The Block agree on all four functions.

## Verification verdict
Class C (Class C) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 UNVERIFIED · q3 UNVERIFIED · q4 UNVERIFIED · q5 UNVERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Pays transaction fees on Newton Protocol; used for network operations.

## Key risks & notes
An official litepaper exists (linked from the project's blog and exchange listing pages) but could not be fetched during this run due to browser rate limiting; this summary is drawn from official docs excerpts and listing research. Risks: unproven demand for paid compliance-compute, dependence on EigenLayer restaking security assumptions, TEE hardware trust assumptions, AI-agent hype-cycle risk, and a large scheduled unlock (139.6M NEWT in January 2026).

## Primary source
- (no whitepaper found — drawn from official project documentation)

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