Bitcoin defenders seek frontier AI access in 40-group push

Bitcoin Policy Institute and more than 40 digital-asset organizations are urging leading AI labs to give vetted open-source security researchers controlled access to frontier AI models. The goal is to improve defenses against increasingly sophisticated AI-assisted cyberattacks targeting Bitcoin wallets, payment infrastructure, and broader crypto software. The coalition wants early model access, compute resources, secure environments, and direct contact with AI security teams, rather than unrestricted public access. The article says the push comes after recent AI-enabled phishing and malware activity, along with Bitcoin security failures such as the Coldcard firmware entropy bug and other large-scale code-review findings. Major crypto firms including Block, Coinbase, Strategy, MARA, Galaxy, BitGo, and Trezor signed on. The news is not a direct price catalyst for BTC, but it highlights rising security risks and increased industry spending on Bitcoin infrastructure protection, which could support long-term confidence in the ecosystem.