Newly released U.S. Department of Justice files show that Jeffrey Epstein claimed he had spoken with the creators of Bitcoin. The claim appears in a 2016 email uncovered in a large document release.
In the October 13, 2016 message, Epstein wrote that he had talked to “some of the founders of Bitcoin.” He made the statement while outlining a proposal for a Middle East-focused financial system.
The email described two currency ideas. One was a Sharia-compliant fiat currency intended for use among Muslims in the Middle East. The second was a digital currency designed to follow Islamic finance rules and use Bitcoin-related technology.
Epstein claimed the Bitcoin creators he spoke with were supportive of the idea. He said he was waiting for follow-up from contacts in Saudi Arabia, but no evidence confirms that such discussions ever took place.
The claim remains unverified. Bitcoin’s creator, known as Satoshi Nakamoto, has never been publicly identified, and it is still unclear whether Bitcoin was created by one person or a group.
Other emails in the DOJ release show Epstein received Bitcoin-related material as early as 2013. One message included an analysis by writer Tren Griffin discussing Bitcoin’s value and its growing interest among technology investors.
Additional correspondence from 2014 placed Epstein in conversations involving early cryptocurrency projects such as Ripple and Stellar. These emails reflected debates and tensions among investors during the early development of the crypto sector.
The DOJ release contains around three million files related to Epstein’s contacts and activities. Researchers continue to review the documents for further details related to cryptocurrency and financial networks.
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