j"19HxigV4QyBv3tHpQVcUEQyq1pzZVdoAutMJeffrey Epstein emails reveal he was linked to Bitcoinâs early ecosystemð¨
Hereâs whatâs happening:
The biggest red flag is how close Epstein was to Bitcoin funding channels, and early development circles.
Here are the main links:
- MIT Funding
Epstein sent $850,000 to MIT between 2002 and 2017.
Part of these funds supported the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, the group that paid Bitcoin Core developers during a funding crisis.
- Developer Connection
The DCI was paying people like Gavin Andresen and Wladimir van der Laan when the Bitcoin Foundation ran out of money.
Epstein visited MIT nine times.
He met staff privately.
His name was hidden internally.
They called him âVoldemort.â
- The Manhattan Meeting
Emails show a meeting inside Epsteinâs mansion with:
Brock Pierce (early Bitcoin investor, co-founder of Tether)
Larry Summers (former US Treasury Secretary)
They discussed Bitcoin long before it became mainstream.
Summers said Bitcoin had âopportunities,â but he worried about his reputation if the price collapsed.
- Steve Bannon Connection
In 2018 Epstein emailed Bannon asking how crypto taxes worked.
He wanted advice on receiving coins, paying with coins, distributing coins, and avoiding campaign finance rules.
Bannon replied âOn itâ and connected him to FEC experts and crypto veterans.
- Early Crypto Research
Epsteinâs Amazon logs show he bought books on Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, and negotiation strategy.
This was in 2017, while he was trying to rebuild his network.
These five links alone show Epstein had access to developers, regulators, politicians, donors, and early crypto investors.
And none of this was public until now.
The emails show:
- MIT underreported the donations
- Epstein visited through back doors
- Meetings were not logged
- Senior MIT officials approved the money privately
- Bitcoin developers were funded during the same period
None of this proves Epstein controlled anything in Bitcoin.
But it shows he was closer to the ecosystem than anyone imagined.
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