What is Newton?
Newton is a Multichain Keystore Protocol designed to address core challenges related to ownership, programmability, and interoperability in the current Web3 ecosystem. By merging the power of AI with crypto, Newton creates an infrastructure that enables humans and AI agents to interact and collaborate safely and transparently across different blockchains.

Newton is developed by Magic Labs, the team behind more than 40 million crypto wallets globally and trusted by high-profile clients such as Polymarket, WalletConnect, Helium, Mattel, Forbes, and Naver. The protocol aims to set a new standard for crypto wallets — trustless, programmable, and verifiable across chains.

Key Features of Newton:
Multichain Keystore Protocol: Stores and updates authentication data and wallet permissions across multiple blockchains in real-time.

Separation of Verification Logic & Asset Management: Authentication logic is handled separately from where assets are stored, enhancing both security and flexibility.

Programmable Permissions: Users can configure dynamic permissions based on time, balance, or oracle data.

Real-time Verification with zkVM: Every action by an AI agent or human is verified using zkVM, ensuring transparency and accuracy.

Cross-Chain Interoperability: Permissions and authentication info are updated simultaneously across all chains, reducing latency and security risks.

User Sovereignty: Full control over wallet, assets, and permissions remains with the user — without reliance on third parties.

AI Agent Support: Direct integration with AI agents enables them to autonomously execute transactions based on pre-set permissions, paving the way for fully automated on-chain ecosystems.

Architecture & Operating Mechanism
Newton's architecture consists of the following components:

Newton Keystore: The core infrastructure layer that stores all authentication data, session keys, and permissions in real-time, with multichain support.

Newton Account: A smart contract wallet compatible with ERC-7579, pre-integrated with the Newton Keystore to support cross-chain authentication and transactions — optimized for both users and AI agents.

zkVM Proving Layer: A zero-knowledge verification layer that validates all actions performed by AI agents or users privately and transparently.

L2 Keystore Contracts: Smart contracts deployed on Layer 2s to sync authentication and permission states from Newton Keystore to target blockchains.

Data Availability Layer: Ensures that all permissions and authentication data are publicly accessible and verifiable on-chain.

How Newton Works:
Step 1: Account Initialization & Permission Configuration

Users or AI agents send a transaction to the Newton Keystore to register a new wallet or update permissions.

Authentication data (public keys, session keys) is stored in the Newton Keystore.

Each wallet on Layer 2s references a unique authentication ID in the Newton Keystore, instead of storing credentials separately on each chain.

Step 2: Permission Update & Cross-Chain Sync

Once permissions are validated, Newton Keystore generates a Merkle Tree containing all permission data.

The Merkle root is published to Ethereum Layer 1 to ensure immutability and public verifiability.

L2 Keystore Contracts on each chain sync the new state from Newton Keystore.

Users only need to configure permissions once — all supported chains update automatically.

Step 3: Authentication & Automatic Authorization

When an AI agent or user initiates a transaction, the smart contract wallet requests session key validation from Newton Keystore.

The zkVM Proving Layer generates a proof for the session key.

The smart contract wallet on each chain reads and validates the proof via the L2 Keystore Contract.

If the proof is valid and within permitted scope, the transaction is executed.

Step 4: Transaction Execution & Security

All transactions are verified in real-time.

Unauthorized or out-of-scope actions are rejected.

Users can update or revoke permissions at any time, ensuring full control.

Conclusion
Newton directly addresses major pain points in the Web3 ecosystem — especially around ownership, security, programmability, and multichain interoperability. By separating authentication logic from asset storage, Newton protects user sovereignty while enabling AI agents to operate safely and transparently.

The fusion of AI and crypto is no longer a distant future — it's becoming reality through Newton’s Keystore Protocol, establishing itself as the authentication backbone for the era of Autonomous Finance.