A Department of Justice release of roughly 3 million files includes a 2016 email in which Jeffrey Epstein says he spoke with "some of the founders of Bitcoin." The message documents his claim but does not name individuals or independently verify the contacts.
Emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate indicate Brock Pierce discussed Bitcoin with former Treasury official Larry Summers at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. The disclosure raises fresh questions about crypto's connections to influential policy and finance figures.