The Epstein files, a dusty stack of clap‑hollow notes, reveal a man preoccupied with blockchain, emailing a former Treasury Secretary about scheduling a rendezvous with a certain Gary Gensler to discuss digital money.
In the grainy haze of May 2018, Epstein sent a missive to lawyer Larry Summers. “Gary Gensler [is] coming earlier… wants to talk digital currencies,” read the ink. Summers, ever the quick wit, replied “I know Gensler from government service; pretty smart.” Who would have thought that Menlo Park’s bright policy stars shared a penchant for micro‑currencies?
For all the earth‑bound fuss, the originals hint that Epstein had the whole notion that Gensler’s brain would be useful in a crypto pow‑wow.
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Some of the maze of emails turn to MIT Media Lab, a place so chock‑full of tinkering dreamers that even shepherds on the plain would think twice about calling it a barn.
One line asked, “Would others be interested in Gary Gensler?”-suggesting that the captain of the SEC would fit in just fine while they were sipping stale coffee and swapping theories on digital coinage.
Another email, a bit on the hopeful side, says “I would be with Gary Gensler on crypto tomorrow.” Whether this turned into a coffee date or a brush‑with a big, puffered white robe remains as uncertain as a winter storm over the valley.
Jeffrey Epstein met with Gary Gensler before Gensler became SEC Chair to discuss digital currencies.
Gensler went on to play a central role in drafting Biden’s Executive Order 14067, which authorized the U.S. government to pursue a CBDC while taking a whole-of-government…
– Aaron Day (@AaronRDay) February 16, 2026
Back in the day, Gensler was a professor at MIT, chewing up blockchain textbooks like a cow breeds grain. That same dude later became the SEC between 2021 and 2025, famously trawling the crypto waters for fish that was hard to taste.
These references unspool in an oddly theatrical way, painting Epstein as a man who pitched crypto to anyone with a glossy tie or a gleaming gold watch.
The DOJ files are no stranger to the notion of “hundreds of thousands of dollars” stealthing into MIT’s Media Lab-particularly the Digital Currency Initiative that banded together to give Bitcoin a social safety net after the Bitcoin Foundation fell over its well‑chosen Beanpole.
Bitcoin’s open‑source kings had receipts in that fund, keeping the blockchains humming while the world went on cycling.
The numbers say Epstein wound up a cool $3 million in Coinbase in 2014. He also dipped his toes into Bitcoin infrastructure with Blockstream and pinged a who’s who of early Bitcoin developers, money men, and researchers.
A 2016 note hinted at a Sharia‑compliant currency modeled after Bitcoin-imagine a currency that donates daily to a mosque while you earn interest on it. If that’s a thing, it’s probably a thing.
None of these documents, however, show a direct financial relationship between Epstein and Gensler. The two may or may not have hung out for a joint coffee; believers might say it’s a conspiracy, skeptics a coincidence.
All that remains is a portrait of a man who chased influence wherever digital minting was whispering.
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2026-02-17 05:10