Here’s what’s happening:
Epstein was close to Bitcoin funding channels, early developers and political figures who now influence crypto regulation.
- MIT Funding
Epstein sent at least $750,000–$850,000 to MIT between 2002 and 2017.
Part of this money supported the MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI), the group that paid Bitcoin Core developers during a funding crisis.
(This happened when the Bitcoin Foundation ran out of money)
- Developer Connection
The DCI was paying people like Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan, and Cory Fields.
Epstein visited MIT nine times.
He met staff privately.
His name was hidden internally.
They called him “Voldemort.”
Senior MIT officials approved the funding quietly.
- The Manhattan Meeting
Emails show a meeting inside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion with:
Brock Pierce (early Bitcoin investor, later co-founder of Tether)
Larry Summers (former US Treasury Secretary)
They discussed Bitcoin long before it was mainstream.
Summers said Bitcoin had “opportunities,” but worried about his reputation if the price collapsed.
- Steve Bannon Connection
In 2018 Epstein emailed Steve Bannon asking how crypto taxes worked.
He wanted advice on:
- receiving coins
- paying with coins
- distributing coins
- avoiding campaign finance rules
Bannon replied “On it” and connected him to FEC experts and crypto veterans.
- Peter Thiel Emails
In 2014 Epstein exchanged emails with Peter Thiel.
They discussed Bitcoin classification and regulation.
Epstein compared Bitcoin to a blurred boundary between property and currency.
This was years before crypto regulation became a mainstream issue.
- Political Figures Now in Power
Epstein files also mention Kevin Warsh, Trump’s new Fed Chair, listed as a potential invite in a 2010 email.
No evidence he met Epstein, but the name appears.
Howard Lutnick, now US Commerce Secretary and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald (Tether’s banking partner), appears in 2012 travel records linked to Epstein’s island.
- Early Crypto Research
Epstein’s Amazon logs show he bought books on:
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- blockchain
- negotiation strategy
This was in 2017
And none of this was public until now.
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