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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Dani Oh

Bitgo CEO Challenges Anthropic To Steal $6M in Bitcoin, Dismisses Claude 'Hacking Monster' Claims

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe transferred 100 bitcoin into a public BitGo wallet and challenged Anthropic to prove its AI hacking capabilities against institutional cryptocurrency custody. (Credit: Michael Förtsch / Unsplash)

BitGo's chief executive has challenged artificial intelligence developer Anthropic to steal about $6 million in bitcoin from one of the company's wallets, after Anthropic disclosed that its Claude models gained unauthorised access to real organisations during cybersecurity testing.

Mike Belshe, a software engineer who co-founded BitGo and helped develop the HTTP/2 web protocol, transferred exactly 100 bitcoin into a publicly visible wallet on Friday before posting its address on X alongside a challenge directed at Anthropic.

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