Bitcoin defenders seek frontier AI access in 40-group push

Bitcoin Policy Institute and more than 40 digital-asset organizations have called on leading AI laboratories to give qualified open-source security researchers controlled access to frontier models as AI-assisted cyberattacks grow more capable. Summary More than 40 organizations signed the appeal for trusted access to advanced AI models. The coalition requested early model access, computing power, secure environments, and direct communication channels. Block, Coinbase, Strategy, MARA, Galaxy, BitGo, Brink, and Trezor were among the signatories. The request follows several AI-assisted attacks and major Bitcoin security failures reported in 2026. Bitcoin coalition asks AI labs for controlled access Bitcoin Policy Institute announced the initiative in an Aug. 10 X post, saying the coalition represents organizations from across the digital-asset ecosystem. Today, Bitcoin Policy Institute and a broad coalition from across the digital-asset ecosystem are publishing an open letter calling on the world’s leading AI labs to provide qualified open-source defenders with trusted access to frontier AI models.The past several weeks have… pic.twitter.com/4C1tjvGiCe— Bitcoin Policy Institute (@bitc...