Epstein has paid close attention to the development of Bitcoin multiple times and has indirectly funded the early Bitcoin ecosystem.

BlockBeats News, December 20, According to @StarPlatinum, the U.S. Department of Justice today released investigation documents related to the Epstein case. The relevant emails show that Jeffrey Epstein’s $850,000 donation to MIT indirectly funded a digital currency initiative, which hired Bitcoin Core developers such as Gavin Andresen and Wladimir van der Laan when the Bitcoin Foundation collapsed in 2015. The emails detail Epstein’s nine secret visits to MIT, codenamed “Voldemort.” The emails reveal meetings with the following individuals at Epstein’s mansion: Brock Pierce (early Bitcoin investor, co-founder of Tether), Larry Summers (former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury), indicating that they discussed Bitcoin well before it became mainstream. Despite concerns about reputation risk, Summers was optimistic about Bitcoin’s opportunities. Epstein also sought contact with Steve Bannon in 2018 for cryptocurrency tax advice, including how to handle tokens and evade campaign finance rules, as well as a blockchain book he purchased in 2017, revealing his elite network connections in the emerging cryptocurrency field, but there is no evidence he had actual influence on Bitcoin development.