Epstein Backed Coinbase in Crypto Exchange's Early Years

Sharia Coin? Epstein’s Ties To Crypto Get Weirder

Jeffrey Epstein proposed to form a “sharia compliant digital currency” to be used in the Middle East amongst Muslims, an email released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) shows. Emails released by the DOJ revealed Epstein was an early investor in cryptocurrency projects including Bitcoin and Coinbase, worked closely with key developers and appears to […]

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Epstein Backed Coinbase in Crypto Exchange's Early Years

DOJ Files Show Epstein Invested in Coinbase During 2014 Funding Round More Stories ETHNews

The newly unsealed Department of Justice filings don’t recast Coinbase’s early funding as misconduct, but they do expose how loosely vetted capital entered the crypto ecosystem during its formative years. Documents released in early February 2026 reveal that Jeffrey Epstein made a $3 million investment in Coinbaseduring the company’s Series C funding round in December 2014, when the exchange was valued at approximately $400 million. The investme…

Epstein Files: How Jeffrey Epstein Had Ties to Bitcoin and Crypto’s Early Development

The latest set of Epstein files, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) released last week, showed the convicted sex offender’s ties to crypto as he backed crypto exchange Coinbase in an early funding round and Adam Back’s Blockstream. These files have also sparked comments in the crypto community, with Bitcoin advocate Jack Maller defending the The post Epstein Files: How Jeffrey Epstein Had Ties to Bitcoin and Crypto’s Early Development appeare…