The Bitcoin Policy Institute and a group of major crypto companies are urging leading AI labs to give Bitcoin and open-source developers early access to their most advanced models to strengthen cybersecurity defenses.
In an open letter, the group argued that Bitcoin Core developers and other maintainers of critical open-source financial infrastructure often lack access to advanced cybersecurity programs and may face restrictions when using publicly available frontier AI systems.
The signatories called on AI companies to establish or expand trusted-access programs for qualified open-source security researchers. They argued that advanced models can scan large codebases, identify vulnerabilities and accelerate complex security research, giving both defenders and attackers increasingly powerful capabilities.
The letter was backed by organizations including Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Bitwise, Blockstream, Kraken, Ledger, MARA and Trezor.
The appeal comes amid growing concern over AI-assisted cyberattacks. Crypto platforms lost more than $634 million to hacks in April 2026, the highest monthly total since the $1.4 billion in losses recorded around the Bybit hack in February 2025.
Industry participants warned that without access to frontier AI tools, open-source developers responsible for securing financial infrastructure worth hundreds of billions of dollars could struggle to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated attackers. $BTC
In an open letter, the group argued that Bitcoin Core developers and other maintainers of critical open-source financial infrastructure often lack access to advanced cybersecurity programs and may face restrictions when using publicly available frontier AI systems.
The signatories called on AI companies to establish or expand trusted-access programs for qualified open-source security researchers. They argued that advanced models can scan large codebases, identify vulnerabilities and accelerate complex security research, giving both defenders and attackers increasingly powerful capabilities.
The letter was backed by organizations including Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Bitwise, Blockstream, Kraken, Ledger, MARA and Trezor.
The appeal comes amid growing concern over AI-assisted cyberattacks. Crypto platforms lost more than $634 million to hacks in April 2026, the highest monthly total since the $1.4 billion in losses recorded around the Bybit hack in February 2025.
Industry participants warned that without access to frontier AI tools, open-source developers responsible for securing financial infrastructure worth hundreds of billions of dollars could struggle to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated attackers. $BTC