A total of nine companies have formed a consortium pledging a combined $15 million over three years to support Bitcoin’s security research and open-source development.
Companies in the newly formed Bitcoin Security Consortium include major crypto market participants, including BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy, Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, Block, Blockstream, Fidelity Digital Assets and Galaxy.
The group will focus partly on preparing Bitcoin for advances in quantum computing and will publish material tracking the state of Bitcoin security work for investors and the public.
The $15 million will not be held or allocated by the consortium; instead, members will choose which developers, researchers or organizations it funds. The group said it will not direct Bitcoin development or take positions on proposed protocol changes.
“Bitcoin Core developers do incredibly important work,” BlackRock digital assets head Robert Mitchnick said, adding that the group would make additional funding available for Bitcoin’s long-term security.
The announcement did not disclose individual contributions, initial recipients or how much of the funding represents new commitments.
Galaxy this week launched a separate $5 million initiative for quantum-resistant signatures, wallet migration tools and security audits. The consortium did not say whether that commitment is included in the $15 million total.