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Epstein Files Reveal Bitcoin Developers Tied to Genetic 'Designer Baby' Ambitions

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein Files Reveal Bitcoin Developers Tied to Genetic 'Designer Baby' Ambitions

Recently unsealed Department of Justice files have shed new light on Jeffrey Epstein's wide-ranging network, revealing email exchanges with Bryan Bishop, a prominent Bitcoin core developer (known online as "kanzure") and transhumanist, discussing potential investments in his cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and later, a highly controversial "

Bitcoin Investor Michael Saylor Linked to Epstein in New File Release

Jeffrey Epstein

Bitcoin Investor Michael Saylor Linked to Epstein in New File Release

The U.S. Department of Justice recently published millions of pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein as part of ongoing transparency efforts under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Among the newly unsealed materials, the name of Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy and a prominent Bitcoin advocate

Epstein Emails Expose Ties to Zcash Co-Founder Madars Virza

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein Emails Expose Ties to Zcash Co-Founder Madars Virza

The House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate in November, including thousands of emails that continue to reveal the financier's extensive reach into elite circles. Among the findings, communications between Epstein and former MIT Media Lab director Joi

Epstein’s Bitcoin Emails Expose Links to Core Developer Jeremy Rubin

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein’s Bitcoin Emails Expose Links to Core Developer Jeremy Rubin

The November 2025 release of over 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein's emails and documents by the U.S. House Oversight Committee has sparked fresh scrutiny into the disgraced financier's far reaching network. While much of the media spotlight has fallen on Epstein's mentions

Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and Bitcoin: New Insights from 2025 Email Release

Jeffrey Epstein

Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and Bitcoin: New Insights from 2025 Email Release

In the shadowy world where finance, tech, and elite networking all come together, few stories are as intriguing, and unsettling, as the connections between Silicon Valley titan Peter Thiel and the infamous financier Jeffrey Epstein. The recent release of over 20,000 pages of Epstein's emails and documents

Newly Released Emails Link Jeffrey Epstein Funding to Early Bitcoin Core Development

Newly Released Emails Link Jeffrey Epstein Funding to Early Bitcoin Core Development

Fresh documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate have surfaced, shedding light on financial ties between the late financier and MIT's efforts to support Bitcoin's core protocol in its formative years. Epstein emails released by the House Oversight Committee show that he provided assistance to former MIT