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accession: "0001493152-26-003597"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORBS"
cik: "0001892492"
company_name: "Eightco Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:04:57.896388+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eightco ($ORBS) partners with Futurum Group to launch FOTAP, first AI trust scoring platform

## Summary
- Strategic partnership with Futurum Group to develop Futurum ORBS Trust and Authentication Platform (FOTAP).
- FOTAP delivers quantitative trust scores (0-100) across data governance, algorithmic transparency, security, compliance, ethical AI, and accountability.
- Business model: enterprises, AI vendors, and investors pay for trust intelligence and certification; scores published publicly quarterly.
- Beta testing begins Q2 2026; general availability planned for Q4 2026.
- Platform integrates ORBS authentication infrastructure with Futurum's AI market datasets covering Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-003597
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORBS
- cik: 0001892492
- company_name: Eightco Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892492/000149315226003597/0001493152-26-003597-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892492/000149315226003597/form8-k.htm

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