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