๐ช The story of Jeffrey Epstein also touched the crypto industry: his investments, contacts, and interest in BTC during the early development of the market came to light in correspondence and documents. Main points briefly:
๐ต In 2014, he invested about $3 million in Coinbase and later sold part of his stake for a profit.
๐ต Through structures related to MIT, he invested about $50,000 in Blockstream; the company stated that his involvement was minimal.
๐ต Donated about $850,000 to MIT, part of the funds was directed towards financing BTC developers.
๐ต Maintained contact with Brock Pierce, who, according to him, introduced him to the crypto market.
๐ต Since 2011, he studied Bitcoin, but regarded it more as a speculative tool and skeptically assessed the risks of a public blockchain.
๐ต Claimed to have communicated with the "creators of BTC", however, there is no evidence to support this.
๐ต In correspondence, he mentioned Michael Saylor in an ironic context.
Summary: Epstein had no relation to the creation of BTC, but was present in the early investment and academic environment related to the development of the crypto industry.