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Epstein’s files showed that he discussed the meeting with Gary Gensler to talk about cryptocurrency, providing a new insight into the financier’s efforts to connect with the first crypto leaders, pioneers and politicians.
Emails from May 2018 showed that Epstein told former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers that “Gary Gensler is here first … he wants to talk about cryptocurrencies.” Summers replied that he knew Gensler from government service and called him “very smart.”
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This conversation suggests that Epstein expected Gensler to participate in discussions regarding cryptocurrencies.
Epstein files reveal more cryptocurrency stories
Other internal messages indicate that Epstein referred to cryptocurrency meetings associated with the leadership of the MIT Media Lab.
One message contained a question about whether others were “interested in Gary Gensler,” indicating Gensler’s involvement in cryptocurrency-focused academic or political circles at the time.
In another message, Epstein stated that he would be “with Gary Gensler on cryptocurrencies tomorrow”, although the files do not independently confirm whether a direct meeting took place.
During this period, Gensler served as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught blockchain technology and digital currencies.
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Gensler later served as chairman of the SEC from 2021 to 2025, where he oversaw… The strongest regulatory campaign against digital currencies in US history.
Gensler’s references appear alongside broader evidence of Epstein’s deep involvement in early cryptocurrency development and investment.
Justice Department documents show that Epstein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the MIT Media Lab. This included funding the Digital Currency Initiative, which supported Bitcoin Core developers after the collapse of the Bitcoin Foundation.
Developers who have received funding through the initiative include the main maintainers of the open source Bitcoin protocol.
Financial records confirmed that Epstein invested $3 million in the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase in 2014.
He also invested in a Bitcoin infrastructure company, Blockstream, and connected with early Bitcoin developers, researchers and venture capitalists.
The emails also show that in 2016, Epstein proposed a digital currency as sharia similar to Bitcoin.
However, the files do not show any financial relationship between Epstein and Gensler, nor do they confirm whether the two men met directly or collaborated on any crypto project.
However, the documents highlight Epstein’s ongoing efforts to reach out to influential figures in cryptography, academia and financial policy.
