40+ Crypto Firms Ask AI Labs to Weaponize AI Against Hackers
TL;DR
- More than 40 crypto and Bitcoin firms are urging leading AI labs to give vetted security researchers controlled access to frontier models before public release.
- The Bitcoin Policy Institute-backed letter argues that defenders face an access gap while attackers increasingly use AI for cybercrime.
- The request comes alongside a separate $15 million Bitcoin Security Consortium effort focused on long-term network security and post-quantum research.
More than 40 crypto firms are asking major AI labs to give qualified security researchers controlled access to their most capable models, arguing that stronger AI tools can help protect the infrastructure securing billions of dollars in digital assets. The request puts crypto security at the center of the debate over how frontier AI should be deployed.
The open letter, published August 10 and organized by the Bitcoin Policy Institute, includes companies and investors such as Coinbase, Block, BitGo, Blockstream and ARK Invest. Its central argument is that researchers responsible for identifying vulnerabilities in wallets, node software, custody systems and other open-source infrastructure often cannot access the same advanced capabilities that increasingly sophisticated attackers can exploit.
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