#hardware-wallets

#hardware-wallets

The MK5 focuses instead on quality of life, improving the NFC connectivity, reworking the buttons and plastic chassis of the hardware wallet, as well as adding a much larger screen, among other new features. This is the first hardware upgrade to the Coinkite MK line since the launch of the MK4 in 2022, integrating into it some of the technologies debuted by the Coldcard Q in 2023.

Foundation raised $6.4M led by Fulgur Ventures, bringing total funding to $16.5M since its 2021 launch. Passport Prime launches at $349, targeting over 1M Cake Wallet users with KeyOS cold storage integration. Foundation plans a KeyOS app store by end of Q2 2026, expanding into AI agent and identity security. Arche Capital also participated in the round, which brings Foundation's total funding to approximately $16.5 million, according to the firm's release on Thursday.

For those unfamiliar with Miniscript, it is a policy language invented by Core developer and former Maintainer Pieter Wuille to make the creation of customized Bitcoin scripts easier and safer. Miniscript takes the most commonly used pieces of Bitcoin script, i.e. signature locks, timelocks, hashlocks, etc. and creates a "higher level" programming language for users to create custom scripts. This higher level language is designed to be safely analyzable and composable,

The Passport Prime is Foundation Devices' latest retail hardware wallet, set to launch in Q3 of 2025, combining user-friendly design with robust security features.