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Puppet Masters: What the Epstein Files Reveal About Bitcoin

Jeffrey Epstein

Puppet Masters: What the Epstein Files Reveal About Bitcoin

Looking back from the vantage point of February 2026, the release of the Jeffrey Epstein emails remains one of the most significant intelligence dumps of the century. Yet, as mainstream media predictably fixated on the prurient and sensational, they missed the far more systemic financial scandal hiding in plain sight.

Blockstream, Bitcoin Belle, and Epstein: Untangling Bitcoin's Early Connections

Jeffrey Epstein

Blockstream, Bitcoin Belle, and Epstein: Untangling Bitcoin's Early Connections

In the nascent world of Bitcoin, where libertarians and visionaries converged to challenge traditional finance, personal relationships often intertwined with professional ambitions. One such story revolves around Austin Hill, co-founder of Blockstream, and Michele Seven, better known as Bitcoin Belle, a prominent networker in the early Bitcoin days. Their connection,

Bitcoin Pioneer Gavin Andresen Rejected Epstein, New DOJ Email Files Reveal

Jeffrey Epstein

Bitcoin Pioneer Gavin Andresen Rejected Epstein, New DOJ Email Files Reveal

The U.S. Department of Justice has released millions of pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein as part of transparency measures under the recently enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act. These documents, made public in late January 2026, shed light on Epstein's wide-ranging interests and connections in the

Bitcoin’s Lost Path: How Greed and Control Derailed Satoshi Nakamoto’s Vision

Bitcoin’s Lost Path: How Greed and Control Derailed Satoshi Nakamoto’s Vision

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled Bitcoin as a revolutionary peer-to-peer electronic cash system, designed to empower users with a decentralized, scalable, and low-cost transaction network. His vision, detailed in the Bitcoin white paper and early communications, emphasized onchain scaling to handle millions of daily transactions with minimal fees. Yet, over

Bitcoin Core Lifts OP_RETURN Limit in Major Policy Shift for v30 Release

Bitcoin Core Lifts OP_RETURN Limit in Major Policy Shift for v30 Release

The primary open source software implementation group behind the Bitcoin network called Bitcoin Core, has officially merged a pull request to eliminate the longstanding 83-byte limit on OP_RETURN data, a change set to take effect with its version 30 release in October 2025. This adjustment raises the limit to

Bitcoin Developers Divided Over Proposal to Expand Blockchain Data Storage

Bitcoin Developers Divided Over Proposal to Expand Blockchain Data Storage

A contentious proposal to eliminate data storage restrictions on the Bitcoin blockchain has ignited a fierce debate among Bitcoin Core developers, raising questions about the cryptocurrency’s fundamental purpose. The suggested change, which would allow significantly larger amounts of data to be stored on the blockchain, has split the community