Bitcoin Developers Need Early Access to Frontier AI Models, Crypto Companies Warn
A group of cryptocurrency companies has written to frontier artificial intelligence (AI) labs urging them to give Bitcoin developers early access to their most capable models.
The letter, published by the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), said many digital asset defenders lack access to lab cyber programs and can be blocked by guardrails on publicly available systems, leaving them to rely on less capable open-weight models.
According to the BPI, open-source software supports critical digital and financial infrastructure, with Bitcoin alone securing more than $1 trillion in value. A vulnerability in open-source infrastructure can place life savings at risk.
The letter was co-signed by multiple crypto companies and organizations, including Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Bitwise, Blockstream, Bull Bitcoin, MARA, Kraken, Ledger, and Trezor, among others.