What AB (prev. Newton) is
AB (prev. Newton) (AB) is a Layer-1 blockchain network, currently ranked 252nd by market capitalization among the assets we track. As a proof-of-stake Layer-1, AB (prev. Newton) hosts applications, settles their transactions, and lets AB holders earn yield by helping validate. Capital at stake — not electricity — is what keeps the chain honest.
AB (formerly known as Newton) is a cryptocurrency designed to provide decentralized financial solutions and enable efficient transactions within its ecosystem. It emphasizes scalability and user accessibility to empower a new generation of financial applications.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more AB bonded means a costlier attack, and stakers are paid for taking that role. Unstaking queues and slashing parameters shape how liquid that capital really is.
Background & fundamentals
The project publishes a whitepaper documenting its original design, which is worth reading before sizing any position in AB.
Where AB (prev. Newton) sits in the market
With AB near $0.00098267, AB (prev. Newton) carries a market capitalization of $97.11M. Around $345.38K changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 0.36% of the float — on the quieter side, which can mean thinner liquidity for large orders.
About 99% of the hard cap of 100B AB has been minted, leaving only modest issuance ahead. AB remains -94% beneath its all-time high of $0.0173, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close. Measured from its all-time low of $0.00002918, AB is up +3,268%.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, AB shows 24-hour -0.28%, 7-day -8.51%, 30-day -17.98%. Within its stored 298-day daily history, AB mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 50% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts AB (prev. Newton) in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals -17.98%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate AB (prev. Newton)
A grounded read on AB comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of AB staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen AB (prev. Newton) over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
