Newly surfaced emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein showed interest in Bitcoin as early as 2011, describing it as a "brilliant idea" with flaws. By 2013, Epstein was discussing Bitcoin with notable figures like Boris Nikolic and Steven Sinofsky. In 2014, he engaged in an in-depth conversation with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel about Bitcoin's nature, likening it to "property disguised as money." Further communications in 2016 show Epstein discussing Bitcoin with advisors to the Saudi Royal Court and Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism, noting excitement among Bitcoin creators. Additionally, documents from December indicate Epstein's $850,000 donation to MIT indirectly supported a digital currency initiative employing Bitcoin Core developers during the Bitcoin Foundation's 2015 collapse.