Electronics giant Bosch and artificial intelligence-focused crypto protocol Fetch.ai are teaming up to create a new foundation called the Fetch.ai Foundation to research and develop Web3 technology for real-world use cases in areas such as mobility, industry, and consumers.

  • It will have a three-tier governance structure and be inspired by the Linux Foundation's decentralized innovation model.

  • Bosch and Fetch.ai will lead the foundation's management board and look to expand it with other yet-unnamed industry participants.

  • "Bosch will help us fast track Web3 adoption in the industry and encourage other industry players to join us in this journey," Fetch.ai founder Humayun Sheikh said in a prepared statement. "More industry applications will also bring new business opportunities for the existing tech entrepreneurs in the Fetch.ai ecosystem.”

  • The foundation aims to encourage participant growth and contributions from new participants while enhancing currently-used technical applications based on active contributions and participation from its members.

  • FET tokens are up 12% in the past 24 hours, CoinGecko data shows. Fetch.ai did not immediately respond to requests for additional comments.

  • Formation of the new foundation comes as artificial intelligence-focused cryptocurrencies gain favor among investors and traders.