Bitcoin Developers Seek Early Access to Frontier AI Models

A group of cryptocurrency companies has sent an open letter to frontier 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.

This leaves them relying on less capable open-weight models, which may not be enough to protect against evolving threats.

The letter highlighted that a vulnerability in open-source infrastructure can place life savings at risk, given that Bitcoin alone secures more than $1 trillion in value.