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Epstein Files Reveal Failed Silicon Valley Coin During ICO Mania

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein Files Reveal Failed Silicon Valley Coin During ICO Mania

In the sprawling release of Jeffrey Epstein’s legal documents, most eyes go straight to the salacious names. But buried in the emails and PDFs is a quieter story that perfectly captures the fever dream of late-2018 crypto: a slick venture fund pitching a tokenized late-stage tech vehicle called the

Joi Ito Leaves Japanese Government Tech Project After Epstein Files Released

Joi Ito Leaves Japanese Government Tech Project After Epstein Files Released

Joi Ito is stepping away from a major government technology initiative in Japan after new attention on his long‑running ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Ito, who previously resigned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019 after revelations about his handling of Epstein‑linked donations, said he will not seek

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.

Following Epstein's $83 Million Money Trail to Bitcoin's Earliest Builders

Jeffrey Epstein

Following Epstein's $83 Million Money Trail to Bitcoin's Earliest Builders

A growing set of financial records tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network is beginning to reveal a far more detailed picture of how his money moved and where it ultimately landed. Newly surfaced transaction files from the recent Epstein document release, including internal bank records and wire logs spanning several

Mapping Out Epstein's Shadow Network of Bitcoin Influence and Hidden Capital Flows

Jeffrey Epstein

Mapping Out Epstein's Shadow Network of Bitcoin Influence and Hidden Capital Flows

In the sprawling archives of Jeffrey Epstein's emails and documents, unleashed by the U.S. Department of Justice in late 2025 and early 2026, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency emerges not as a passing fascination, but as a meticulously woven thread in the financier's web of power, secrecy,

Inside the Overlooked Ties Between Epstein, Chaincode Labs, and Bitcoin

Jeffrey Epstein

Inside the Overlooked Ties Between Epstein, Chaincode Labs, and Bitcoin

A newly released set of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails is shedding light on an overlooked chapter of Bitcoin’s early institutional history. The documents, spanning 2014 to 2018, show Epstein taking a sustained interest in the emerging Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem and, more notably, cultivating direct ties to one of

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