Newton Protocol: Decentralized Policy Engine for Onchain Compliance and the Agentic Economy

Abstract The global financial system is being reshaped by two transformative trends. First, public blockchains have matured beyond speculative activity into programmable infrastructure, now settling trillions of dollars annually through stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Yet despite this growth, institutions remain on the sidelines, constrained by the absence of a trusted compliance framework capable of reconciling regulatory obligations with th