#BTC The connection between the Epstein Files and Bitcoin centers on the documented indirect financing through the MIT Media Lab, where Epstein donated approximately $850,000 between the years 2002 and 2017. In 2015, these funds were specifically used to pay the salaries of key developers of Bitcoin Core through the Digital Currency Initiative, due to the fact that the Bitcoin Foundation lacked budget at that time. The discovery of these transactions prompted the resignation of the lab director, Joichi Ito, in 2019, after it was confirmed that he attempted to cover up the origin of the money by labeling it as anonymous. Despite the recently released court documents, there is no verifiable evidence that supports conspiracy theories about total control or manipulation of the Bitcoin network by Epstein or his associates.