diff --git a/.changeset/red-experts-thank.md b/.changeset/red-experts-thank.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05ee910bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-experts-thank.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@chainlink/bitgo-reserves-adapter': major
+---
+
+update bitgo-reserves EA with new payload
diff --git a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/config/index.ts b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/config/index.ts
index fa6b9cfae4..ad754c7d47 100644
--- a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/config/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@ export const config = new AdapterConfig({
     type: 'string',
     default: 'https://reserves.usdstandard-test.com/por.json',
   },
+  VERIFICATION_PUBKEY: {
+    description: 'Public key used for verifying data signature',
+    type: 'string',
+    required: true,
+  },
 })
diff --git a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/transport/reserves.ts b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/transport/reserves.ts
index 8db0d72678..305880190f 100644
--- a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/transport/reserves.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/src/transport/reserves.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 import { HttpTransport } from '@chainlink/external-adapter-framework/transports'
 import { BaseEndpointTypes } from '../endpoint/reserves'
+import * as crypto from 'crypto'
 
-export interface ResponseSchema {
-  totalReserve: number
+export interface DataSchema {
+  totalReserve?: string
+  reserveAmount?: string
+  cashReserve: string
+  investedReserve: string
   lastUpdated: string
-  cashReserve: number
-  investedReserve: number
+}
+
+export interface ResponseSchema {
+  data: string // formatted & escaped DataSchema
+  dataSignature: string
+  ripcord: boolean
 }
 
 export type HttpTransportTypes = BaseEndpointTypes & {
@@ -27,26 +35,56 @@ export const httpTransport = new HttpTransport<HttpTransportTypes>({
       }
     })
   },
-  parseResponse: (params, response) => {
-    const timestamps = {
-      providerIndicatedTimeUnixMs: new Date(response.data.lastUpdated).getTime(),
-    }
+  parseResponse: (params, response, adapterSettings) => {
+    const payload = response.data
 
-    if (!response.data) {
+    if (!payload || !payload.data) {
       return params.map((param) => {
         return {
           params: param,
           response: {
             errorMessage: `The data provider didn't return any value`,
             statusCode: 502,
-            timestamps,
           },
         }
       })
     }
 
+    if (payload.ripcord) {
+      return [
+        {
+          params: params[0],
+          response: {
+            errorMessage: 'Ripcord indicator true',
+            ripcord: response.data.ripcord,
+            statusCode: 502,
+          },
+        },
+      ]
+    }
+
+    const publicKey = adapterSettings.VERIFICATION_PUBKEY
+    const verifier = crypto.createVerify('sha256')
+    verifier.update(payload.data)
+    if (!verifier.verify(publicKey, payload.dataSignature, 'base64')) {
+      return params.map((param) => {
+        return {
+          params: param,
+          response: {
+            errorMessage: `Data verification failed`,
+            statusCode: 502,
+          },
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    const data = JSON.parse(payload.data) as DataSchema
+    const timestamps = {
+      providerIndicatedTimeUnixMs: new Date(data.lastUpdated).getTime(),
+    }
+
     return params.map((param) => {
-      const result = response.data.totalReserve
+      const result = Number(data.totalReserve) || Number(data.reserveAmount)
       return {
         params: param,
         response: {
diff --git a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/__snapshots__/adapter.test.ts.snap b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/__snapshots__/adapter.test.ts.snap
index 0414f1ab7a..98b2066bb2 100644
--- a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/__snapshots__/adapter.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/__snapshots__/adapter.test.ts.snap
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 exports[`execute reserves endpoint should return success 1`] = `
 {
   "data": {
-    "result": 1234567.89,
+    "result": 12345678.9,
   },
-  "result": 1234567.89,
+  "result": 12345678.9,
   "statusCode": 200,
   "timestamps": {
     "providerDataReceivedUnixMs": 978347471111,
     "providerDataRequestedUnixMs": 978347471111,
-    "providerIndicatedTimeUnixMs": 1727745825000,
+    "providerIndicatedTimeUnixMs": 1733793825000,
   },
 }
-`;
+`;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/adapter.test.ts b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/adapter.test.ts
index ab9e3a848c..4941f5ddae 100644
--- a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/adapter.test.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@ describe('execute', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     oldEnv = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(process.env))
     process.env.API_ENDPOINT = 'http://test-endpoint.com'
+    process.env.VERIFICATION_PUBKEY = 'test'
 
     const mockDate = new Date('2001-01-01T11:11:11.111Z')
     spy = jest.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(mockDate.getTime())
 
-    const adapter = (await import('./../../src')).adapter
+    jest.mock('crypto', () => ({
+      createVerify: jest.fn().mockImplementation((_algo) => ({
+        update: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+        verify: jest.fn().mockImplementationOnce((a, b, c) => true),
+      })),
+    }))
+    const adapter = (await import('../../src')).adapter
     adapter.rateLimiting = undefined
     testAdapter = await TestAdapter.startWithMockedCache(adapter, {
       testAdapter: {} as TestAdapter<never>,
@@ -43,4 +50,5 @@ describe('execute', () => {
       expect(response.json()).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
   })
+  // Note: issues with mock verifier prevent further tests
 })
diff --git a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/fixtures.ts b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/fixtures.ts
index 132cc3250a..f805bb5f11 100644
--- a/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/fixtures.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/bitgo-reserves/test/integration/fixtures.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export const mockResponseSuccess = (): nock.Scope =>
     .reply(
       200,
       () => ({
-        totalReserve: 1234567.89,
+        data: '{"reserveAmount":"12345678.90","cashReserve":"2345678.90","investedReserve":"10000000.00","lastUpdated":"2024-12-10T01:23:45Z"}',
+        dataSignature: 'testsig',
         lastUpdated: '2024-10-01T01:23:45Z',
       }),
       [