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The Epstein–Bitcoin Proximity: What the Emails Reveal—and Why It Matters

Newly revealed emails show Jeffrey Epstein’s proximity to Bitcoin’s early funding ecosystem via MIT’s Media Lab and Digital Currency Initiative. No proof of control—but troubling access to developers, regulators, and elite crypto circles during Bitcoin’s most fragile years.

Epstein with Bitcoin wallet at MIT

The Manhattan Mansion Meeting

One of the most striking disclosures involves a meeting inside Epstein’s Manhattan residence.

Attendees included:

  • Brock Pierce — early Bitcoin investor, later co-founder of Tether

  • Larry Summers — former U.S. Treasury Secretary

  • Jeffrey Epstein

This was years before Bitcoin went mainstream.

Emails show Summers acknowledged Bitcoin’s “opportunities,” while expressing concern about reputational risk if prices collapsed.

This was not fringe speculation.
This was elite early-stage evaluation.


Steve Bannon and Crypto Strategy

In 2018, Epstein emailed Steve Bannon with pointed questions:

  • How are crypto taxes handled?

  • How can coins be received and distributed?

  • Can crypto bypass campaign finance rules?

Bannon replied: “On it.”

He connected Epstein with:

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