Epstein ghosts are haunting Bitcoin’s early story.
By Maxime Laurent · 2026-02-01 09:14
Epstein ghosts are haunting Bitcoin’s early story.
Leaked files tie ugly personalities and dirty money to crypto’s past, shaking the myth of a pure, untouchable origin.
So yeah… the Epstein files keep spilling. And among the surreal quotes, Michael Saylor is described as a “deranged drug zombie with no personality.” I’ll let you judge the poetry. But the real discomfort starts elsewhere.
Leaks suggest that back in 2014, entities linked to Jeffrey Epstein funneled around $500k into Blockstream, one of the pillars of Bitcoin infrastructure. The money allegedly passed through MIT Media Lab, connecting early institutional crypto funding to a deeply toxic source.
For many crypto natives, this hits a nerve. We like the idea that $BTC was born clean, rebellious, untouched by the rot of old elites. Reality is messier. Capital doesn’t ask moral questions, it just flows. Even into revolutions.
Does this change what Bitcoin is? No. The protocol doesn’t care. But it does remind us that humans around it are flawed, compromised, sometimes disgusting. Decentralization doesn’t magically purify history. It just outlives it. Malaise, but not surprise. 🌊
#bitcoin #crypto #blockstream #saylor #epstein #narrative #history #markets
Leaked files tie ugly personalities and dirty money to crypto’s past, shaking the myth of a pure, untouchable origin.
So yeah… the Epstein files keep spilling. And among the surreal quotes, Michael Saylor is described as a “deranged drug zombie with no personality.” I’ll let you judge the poetry. But the real discomfort starts elsewhere.
Leaks suggest that back in 2014, entities linked to Jeffrey Epstein funneled around $500k into Blockstream, one of the pillars of Bitcoin infrastructure. The money allegedly passed through MIT Media Lab, connecting early institutional crypto funding to a deeply toxic source.
For many crypto natives, this hits a nerve. We like the idea that $BTC was born clean, rebellious, untouched by the rot of old elites. Reality is messier. Capital doesn’t ask moral questions, it just flows. Even into revolutions.
Does this change what Bitcoin is? No. The protocol doesn’t care. But it does remind us that humans around it are flawed, compromised, sometimes disgusting. Decentralization doesn’t magically purify history. It just outlives it. Malaise, but not surprise. 🌊
#bitcoin #crypto #blockstream #saylor #epstein #narrative #history #markets
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