⚡️🚨🔎 NEW - When the DOJ released the Epstein files, no one expected to see Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies mentioned.
And yet, between the lines, repeated references to projects, protocols, and key players in the ecosystem paint a picture of Jeffrey Epstein's early, discreet, and methodical involvement in crypto, long before it exploded in the media.
The documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein was one of Coinbase's earliest investors. According to several email exchanges, he reportedly injected $3 million in 2014, at a time when the company was valued at around $400 million.
Co-founder Fred Ehrsam was personally informed of this investment. In 2018, Epstein reportedly sold about half of his stake to the Blockchain Capital fund. Today, Coinbase has a valuation of nearly $44 billion.
The files also show repeated exchanges between Epstein and Brock Pierce, co-founder of Tether. The discussions cover both cryptocurrency and much more sensitive topics, with all of this correspondence taking place after Epstein's conviction in 2008.
Epstein also appears as an investor in Blockstream, the company founded by Adam Back, a historic figure in the cypherpunk movement.
In 2014, Epstein exchanged messages with Peter Thiel about Bitcoin's narrative and ideological positioning, at a time when Bitcoin was trading at around $691.
The documents also contain particularly harsh private comments about Michael Saylor, whom Epstein describes as a "creep" with "no personality, kind of like a zombie on drugs." Saylor nevertheless reportedly paid $25,000 for a spring gala mentioned in the exchanges.
Finally, the name of Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, does appear in the files, but no direct link or correspondence has been established.
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