tldr; Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal that Jeffrey Epstein financed MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI), which supported Bitcoin Core development. Former MIT Media Lab Director Joichi Ito used funds from Epstein and his associate Leon Black to establish DCI after the collapse of the Bitcoin Foundation. Ito resigned in 2019 following revelations of Epstein’s donations. The emails highlight Epstein’s influence in early cryptocurrency development and connections with figures like Leon Black and Brock Pierce.
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That would mean some early Bitcoin funding came from sketchy sources.
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*New bitcoin fuders right now:* Jeffrey is Satoshi
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tldr; Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal that Jeffrey Epstein financed MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI), which supported Bitcoin Core development. Former MIT Media Lab Director Joichi Ito used funds from Epstein and his associate Leon Black to establish DCI after the collapse of the Bitcoin Foundation. Ito resigned in 2019 following revelations of Epstein’s donations. The emails highlight Epstein’s influence in early cryptocurrency development and connections with figures like Leon Black and Brock Pierce.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
That would mean some early Bitcoin funding came from sketchy sources.
*New bitcoin fuders right now:* Jeffrey is Satoshi