Sir Issac Newton, best known for formulating the laws of motion and gravity, predicted in a letter he penned in 1704 that the world would cease to exist in the year 2060. The physicist based his doomsday prophecy on his Protestant interpretation of the Bible and the events that followed biblical history, specifically, the Battle of Armageddon.
“It may end later, but I see no reason for its ending sooner,” read the ominous warning, written in a letter slip above a series of mathematical calculations.
“This I mention not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men who are frequently predicting the time of the end, and by doing so bring the sacred prophesies into discredit as often as their predications fail.”
optimal solutions. They might want to figure out where to build a major airline hub. Or to determine how to maximize return while minimizing risk in an investment portfolio. Or to develop self-driving cars that can distinguish between traffic lights and stop signs
Mathematically, these problems get translated into a search for the minimum values of functions. But in all these scenarios, the functions are too complicated to assess directly. Researchers have to approximate the minimal values instead
A cryptocurrency project inspired by scientific great Isaac Newton has quietly made waves this year, with its native coin’s year-to-date explosion leaving reputable names far behind.
What happened: AB (AB), formerly Newton Project NEW/USD, has skyrocketed 7602% year-to-date to become the cryptocurrency market’s most successful token in 2025.
The disparity in gains between AB and the rest of the market was staggering. Onyxcoin (XCN), the second-highest gainer this year, returned 676%, which is a fraction of what AB achieved.
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Launched in 2018, the Newton Project is a decentralized and interoperable blockchain ecosystem, aiming to bridge the gap between digital and real-world economies.
However, the project fizzled after the initial hype and went into a multi-year hiatus, during which it also hit an all-time low.
In February, the Newton Project rebranded as AB, with a native gas token and a decentralized autonomous organization. The new avatar seems to have worked wonders for the project, sending its cryptocurrency to unprecedented highs. The AB token peaked at $0.01729 last month.
