Crypto firms urge AI labs to lift security research restrictions on frontier models

Major cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Block, and BitGo have jointly signed an open letter addressed to leading AI laboratories. The firms argue that safety guardrails built into frontier AI models are preventing legitimate cybersecurity research and analysis. Their core concern is that malicious actors face no such restrictions, creating an asymmetry that puts defenders at a disadvantage. The signatories are requesting access to the same AI capabilities that attackers can already exploit freely. The letter was backed by dozens of companies across the crypto and blockchain security sector.