The Rollup The Rollup TV: Newton, Open World, Aptos
Sep 12, 2025
Sean Lee, founder of Magic Newton, and Ash Pumpbody, ecosystem lead at Aptos Foundation, dive into the future of decentralized policy engines and the importance of solid governance in crypto. They discuss the innovative Magic Newton protocol's role in compliance for digital assets. Additionally, they explore the competitive edge of the Aptos blockchain and its appeal to developers. Expect insights on investment strategies, market opportunities, and how in-person interactions foster relationships in the evolving crypto landscape.
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Hyperliquid's USDH Bid Requirements
- Hyperliquid required bidders to stake 200K HYPE (~$11M) to be the USDH quote asset, with slashing to defend peg.
- Bidders must also provide deep USDC liquidity and tight spreads, illustrating launch-stage stablecoin mechanics.
Policy Engine As Trust Primitive
- Newton builds a decentralized policy engine to provide guardrails for on-chain AI agents and institutional compliance.
- Policies enable dynamic, enforceable rules (KYC, transfer caps, jurisdictional filters) without losing DeFi composability.
Choose Rego And Modular Policies
- Use Rego as the policy language to make developer adoption frictionless and expressive.
- Provide modular policy templates so builders can piece guardrails together like Legos and ship faster.
