{"id":21915,"date":"2026-02-09T14:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/files-cast-light-on-jeffrey-epsteins-ties-to-cryptocurrency\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:37:15","slug":"files-cast-light-on-jeffrey-epsteins-ties-to-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/files-cast-light-on-jeffrey-epsteins-ties-to-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Files cast light on Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s ties to cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly released documents detail convicted sex offender\u2019s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase <\/p>\n

Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> have brought to light his ties to the highest echelons of the cryptocurrency industry.<\/p>\n

Documents published last week by the US Department of Justice reveal Epstein bankrolled<\/a> the \u201cprincipal home and funding source\u201d for bitcoin, the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency, during its nascent stages; he also invested<\/a> $3m in Coinbase in 2014, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, and cut a check<\/a> that same year to Blockstream, a prominent bitcoin-focused technology firm. Both crypto startups accepted Epstein\u2019s investments in 2014 \u2013 six years after his 2008 conviction<\/a> in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor.<\/p>\n

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\nNewly released documents detail convicted sex offender\u2019s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase
\nMillions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein have brought to light his ties to the highest echelons of the cryptocurrency industry.
\nDocuments published last week by the US Department of Justice reveal Epstein bankrolled the \u201cprincipal home and funding source\u201d for bitcoin, the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency, during its nascent stages; he also invested $3m in Coinbase in 2014, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, and cut a check that same year to Blockstream, a prominent bitcoin-focused technology firm. Both crypto startups accepted Epstein\u2019s investments in 2014 \u2013 six years after his 2008 conviction in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Newly released documents detail convicted sex offender\u2019s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein have brought to light his ties to the highest echelons of the cryptocurrency industry. Documents published last week by the US Department of Justice reveal Epstein bankrolled the \u201cprincipal home and funding source\u201d for bitcoin, …<\/p>\n

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