š What is $NEWT Coin?
$NEWT is the native token of Newton Protocol, a decentralized automation layer built primarily on Ethereum. It enables users to delegate DeFi tasksālike trading, yield farming, portfolio managementāto trusted agents, secured by zero-knowledge proofs and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).
𧬠Founding & Founders
Created by Magic, a Web3 company co-founded in 2018 by Sean Li and Jaemin Jin, both engineers trained at the University of Waterloo .
Launch date: January 17, 2025, as an ERCā20 token on Ethereum.
š History & Tokenomics
Total supply: 1āÆbillion NEWT, with ~215āÆmillion (21.5%) in circulation at launch, including airdrops and community distributions .
Vesting schedule:
Team/backers locked 36 months after a 12-month cliff,
Community and foundation reserves unlocked gradually over 48 months.
Backed by reputable investors: PayPal Ventures, WalletConnect, Polygon, Immutable, Helium, among others .
Launched with a Binance airdrop and listed on major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase reference, MEXC, Bybit.
š Price Performance & Projections
All-time high: ~$0.82 on June 24, 2025; dropped ~60% to around ~$0.32 today .
Short-term (Q3āÆ2025) prediction: Gate projects weakness with support at $0.43ā$0.32; rebound only if it clears $0.48 .
Mid-term to long-term:
Gate: ~$0.43 in 2026, ~$0.52 in 2030, ~$1.38 by 2050 .
Cryptoticker is more bullish: $1.08 (2025), $2.02 (2027), potential $6ā$12 by 2029ā31.
Value drivers: ecosystem growth, gas usage, staking, governance, cross-chain adoption.
ā ļø Risks & Community Buzz
Unlock pressure as vested tokens release may cause sell-offs .
Regulatory landscape for DeFi and automated smart contracts is still evolving ā compliance could impose challenges.
š® Future Outlook
Bull case: Expansion of on-chain automation, wider ecosystem use (cross-chain, third-party integrations), and a move to decentralized governance could drive real demand.