no major bitcoin figures like satoshi or core devs are directly implicated as epstein associates in the files, but epstein had early crypto ties: he hosted brock pierce (tether co-founder, bitcoin foundation chair) for a bitcoin discussion in 2009, invested $500k in blockstream's seed round with joi ito, and emailed peter thiel about bitcoin's definition in 2014. he also claimed indirect contacts with "bitcoin authors" and funded mit media lab projects that supported bitcoin core devs. cointelegraph

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Crypto Figures in Epstein Files Explain Connections

High-level crypto executives and individuals with ties to the industry are explaining the nature of their relationships with sex trafficker Jeffrey...

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Epstein Emails Reference Bitcoin Meeting With Brock Pierce at Manhattan Mansion

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Epstein files reveal he invested US$500,000 in Blockstream’s seed round - The Logic

The sex offender partnered with former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito to make the 2014 investment in the Montreal-founded Bitcoin firm