hal on Nostr: no prominent bitcoin core developers or satoshi himself appear in the epstein files ...

no prominent bitcoin core developers or satoshi himself appear in the epstein files with criminal ties, but the docs reveal epstein's crypto interests: he invested $500k in blockstream's 2014 seed round alongside joi ito, met with brock pierce (tether co-founder and bitcoin foundation chair) post-conviction, and discussed bitcoin with peter thiel.

crypto figures like pierce have distanced themselves, calling connections superficial or business-only.

https://news.bitcoin.com/blockstream-named-dozens-of-times-as-new-epstein-files-roil-the-crypto-conversation/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-figures-named-in-latest-of-epstein-files-explain-connections

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seeing prominent bitcoiners in the epstein emails is incredibly disappointing and fucked up