{"id":21064,"date":"2026-02-01T14:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/epstein-once-said-he-had-contact-with-bitcoins-creators\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:41:26","slug":"epstein-once-said-he-had-contact-with-bitcoins-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/epstein-once-said-he-had-contact-with-bitcoins-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Epstein once said he had contact with Bitcoin\u2019s creators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Classified emails from the Department of Justice\u2019s document release revealed Jeffrey Epstein claimed direct contact with Bitcoin\u2019s creators as early as 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_fa013c97d59eb582b427e22b3d1cb087\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DOJ emails show Epstein claimed talks with Bitcoin founders on a Sharia-compliant crypto idea.<\/li>\n<li>The claim remains unverified as Bitcoin\u2019s creator has never been publicly identified.<\/li>\n<li>Files show Epstein\u2019s deep ties to early crypto discussions across tech and finance.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>A October 13, 2016 email from Epstein to recipients Raafat Alsabbagh and Aziza Alahmadi discussed using Bitcoin technology to build a Sharia-compliant digital currency for the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The email, sent from Epstein\u2019s address, stated he had spoken to \u201csome of the founders of bitcoin\u201d who were \u201cvery excited\u201d about the project.<\/p>\n<p>The claim remains unverified, as Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto has never been publicly identified.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier DOJ documents show Epstein received Bitcoin-related materials dating back to April 2013, when Boris Nikolic forwarded him analysis from Tren Griffin discussing Bitcoin\u2019s properties as a payment mechanism.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd2f Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s SHOCKING 2016 email just dropped in the DOJ&#8217;s massive 3M-file dump!  <\/p>\n<p>More than one Satoshi exists! <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s pitching a &#8220;Sharia&#8221; fiat currency stamped with &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; for Middle Eastern Muslims <\/p>\n<p>Epstein&#8217;s chatting with Saudi royals about teaming up\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WFz13m6nYc\">pic.twitter.com\/WFz13m6nYc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1662inus \u1661ells (@MinusWells) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinusWells\/status\/2017598035690430953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Epstein\u2019s crypto network stretched across tech and finance<\/h2>\n<p>The DOJ files show Epstein maintained connections to prominent figures in technology and finance who were active in early cryptocurrency discussions.<\/p>\n<p>A July 31, 2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/s_c_butler\/status\/2017618112347095342?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">email<\/a> from Austin Hill to Epstein, carbon copied to Reid Hoffman and Joichi Ito, discussed concerns about Stellar\u2019s launch and its relationship to Ripple.<\/p>\n<p>Hill\u2019s email carried the subject line \u201cStellar isn\u2019t so Stellar\u201d and raised concerns that investors backing both Ripple and Stellar created conflicts within the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The correspondence was carbon copied to Hoffman, a LinkedIn co-founder and prominent tech investor, and Ito, who served as director of MIT Media Lab at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The April 2013 forwarded email from Boris Nikolic contained analysis from Tren Griffin, who wrote extensively about Bitcoin\u2019s use as a payment mechanism and its relationship to network effects.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin\u2019s analysis noted that Bitcoin\u2019s value depends on the number of users and that the asset had no intrinsic value beyond what participants assigned to it.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharia currency proposal remains unverified<\/h2>\n<p>Epstein\u2019s 2016 proposal described creating two new currencies, one Sharia-compliant, designed for internal use among Muslims in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The email suggested the digital currency would function like a dollar but incorporate religious compliance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The documents are part of a broader DOJ release containing approximately three million files related to Epstein\u2019s associates and business dealings.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers continue examining the collection for additional references to cryptocurrency involvement.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classified emails from the Department of Justice\u2019s document release revealed Jeffrey Epstein claimed direct contact with Bitcoin\u2019s creators as early as 2016. 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