1/The U.S. Treasury just released a Request for Comment on privacy-enhancing technologies in financial systems. At a high level, this is a positive signal: The government is leaning in—not banning, not ignoring—but engaging. 2/ Rather than treating crypto as an existential threat, the Treasury is asking how tools like #zeroknowledge and #smartcontracts can be used to balance compliance and privacy. This shift from adversarial to collaborative is meaningful. 3/ Some examples in the RFC: •Smart contracts that verify government ID •Protocols gated by biometrics •On-chain checks for regulatory compliance The direction matters more than the details. 4/ Regulators are asking the question: "What if we could encode regulation in code—without sacrificing privacy or decentralization?" 5/ This is exactly where @MagicNewton Protocol fits in. As a decentralized #policy protocol, Newton allows developers to enforce programmable compliance—without central intermediaries—using composable, auditable policy logic. 6/ With Newton, regulated smart contracts aren’t hypothetical. •You can write policies that check KYC proofs •Filter based on jurisdiction or asset type •Enable compliance without sacrificing self-custody and composability All while keeping the system decentralized and transparent. 7/ We don’t need to choose between regulatory clarity and permissionless innovation. Newton Protocol sits at the intersection—enabling regulated composability that reflects both legal requirements and the core values of crypto. 8/ The Treasury RFC is a call to action for builders: How do we bring legitimacy to this space—without giving up what makes it powerful? Protocols like Newton are answering that question with code. 9/ The next wave of #DeFi won’t be anti-regulation. It will be regulation-aware. Permissionless, but programmable. Privacy-preserving, but compliant. Decentralized, but interoperable with the real world.