Truth behind 'viral email' claiming Jeffery Epstein is Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto
The search for the Bitcoin billionaire continues
There's another conspiracy theory to throw on the pile of Jeffrey Epstein, with yet more questions about the shadowy private life of the shamed financier.
The government spent most of 2025 arguing about the coveted release of the Epstein files, and while there have been complaints about how it was handled, the Department of Justice continues to offer up millions of pages, documents, and pictures relating to the convicted child sex offender, serial rapist, and human trafficker, as well as who he was connected to.
Away from conspiracy theories about what really went down on the infamous Epstein Island, the events surrounding his death on August 10, 2019, and the use of the word 'pizza' in the Epstein files, there's a bizarre one linking him to Satoshi Nakamoto.
The mysterious inventor of Bitcoin has never been found, and although several people claiming to be him have been debunked, many think we're being thrown off the trail by following his surname to Japan.
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Despite never being outed, Satoshi Nakamoto was a pseudonym involved in Bitcoin from the cryptocurrency's inception until at least 2010. With it being said that he had 968,452 BTC, it works out at a lofty $63,953,393,557.44 at the time of writing.
As people continue to pore through the Epstein files and even log into Epstein's email via Jmail, a series of viral social media posts claimed that one exchange revealed Epstein as the MIA Satoshi Nakamoto.
Correspondance show that Epstein was there for the start of Bitcoin, having invested early in Blockstream and Coinbase, with emails going all the way back to 2011 – just two years after Bitcoin was first launched.
Tongues were wagging due to an apparent email from Epstein to accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that read: "Hi Bine, Ghislaine, the "Satoshi" pseudonym is working perfectly. Our little digital gold mine is ready for the world. Funding secured. - Jeffrey."
In case the fact that there were two 'to' lines didn't give it away, France24's Truth or Fake segment reiterates we've all been punk'd. Again proving why you can't trust everything you see online.
Although there are indeed 23 mentions of 'Satoshi' in the DoJ's official Epstein Library, the above email doesn't exist. If that wasn't enough, the email address of [email protected] isn't even one connected to him.
Fracne24's Vedika Bahl explains how a single post claiming Epstein was Nakamoto gained over five million views and started a snowball effect. The outlet combed through all the mentions of Satoshi, and none of them are anywhere near revealing that Epstein is the cryptic crypto creator.
That's not to say Epstein wasn't connected in other ways, with Bahl concluding: "Epstein had a much wider and deeper net in the tech industry than was previously known. Many documents show that he was in regular contact with at least 20 prominent tech investors and tech executives, and also showed us more details on his investments with them as well."
These emails included conversations with billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and even spectacular claims about Bill Gates.
Both Musk and Gates have spoken out about being brought up during the latest release of the files, and as questions continue to be asked about many of the tech names included, at least we can stick a pin in the Satoshi Nakamoto story...for now.