Foundation Closes $6.4M Round for Human Authority Hardware

In many agentic AI workflows, tools ask for permission before they act. A prompt appears, you click approve, the action runs. It feels like control. But by the time that prompt shows up, the tool may already have access to your email, files, or credentials. In Herbert’s view, that approval may not mean much if access was already handed over when the user connected the integration.

Cardano launched its on-chain governance system in 2025 with the promise that ADA holders would finally control the network’s $470 million treasury. Eighteen months later, that promise is producing exactly what it was designed to: a community that is now…

Foundation, the Boston-based bitcoin hardware wallet company, has closed a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures to expand its security platform beyond self-custody into identity, multi-factor authentication, and artificial intelligence (AI) agent authorization. Fulgur Ventures Backs Foundation $6.4M to Secure the Agentic Era With Passport Prime Arche Capital also participated in the round, […]

Foundation's expansion into AI agent authorization highlights the growing need for secure, user-controlled permission systems in digital finance. The post Foundation raises $6.4M to expand from Bitcoin wallets into AI agent authorization appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation has raised $6.4 million in new funding led by Fulgur Ventures as it pushes beyond self-custody into identity, authentication and AI agent authorization. Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet manufacturer Foundation has closed a $6.4 million funding…

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