𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭

The recently released Epstein Files show that Jeffrey Epstein had financial and social links to parts of the early crypto ecosystem, but they do not prove he created or controlled Bitcoin.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝: Epstein donated money to MIT, including funding linked to the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI). Around 2015, DCI helped support some Bitcoin Core developers after the Bitcoin Foundation lost funding. This means Epstein’s money indirectly supported Bitcoin research and development, not Bitcoin’s invention. Bitcoin itself was created years earlier, in 2008–2009.

Epstein also had investments and contacts in the tech and crypto world. Documents show links to early crypto companies like Coinbase, and interactions with people involved in Bitcoin infrastructure and research. Emails suggest he was interested in influencing tech and finance discussions, including crypto.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:

Epstein was not Satoshi Nakamoto

He did not write the Bitcoin whitepaper

He did not control Bitcoin, its code, or Satoshi’s wallets

There is no proof he influenced Bitcoin’s core design

𝐈𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭: Epstein was a wealthy networker who funded and interacted with crypto-related institutions, but Bitcoin remains an open-source project created before his involvement, with no evidence tying him to its creation.

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞:

Epstein had proximity to crypto money and people — not authorship, control, or ownership of Bitcoin.