Did Epstein Really Hijack Bitcoin? Here’s the Truth

You’ve may have seen it by now: “Bitcoin is Epstein coin.”After the latest Epstein files dropped, a bunch of people started claiming Jeffrey Epstein created Bitcoin, controlled Bitcoin, or hijacked Bitcoin, and therefore you should sell it all, never touch it, and run back to the legacy fiat system.In this video, I break down what’s real, what’s pure guilt-by-association FUD, and what would need to be true for Bitcoin to be compromised in any meaningful way. ⸻Value 4 Value: If you enjoyed this content feel free to zap me some sats via the lightning network: [email protected] or https://coinos.io/thesatstackerNYKNYC. Buy Bitcoin and withdraw to self custody with Bitcoin Well. Use my referral link for a chance to win free sats: https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/mftabFollow:https://x.com/thesatstackprimal.net/thesatstackerhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thesatstackhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4b58uoQo9Xl7RsbsbbAqAhhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-thing-about-bitcoin/id1788973938http://fountain.fm/show/YqXJoHuG6qYRBmDW1k37Chapters00:00 — The "Epstein hijacked Bitcoin" claim02:00 — Epstein mentioned Bitcoin in Emails04:00 — Ben McKenzie / More Perfect Union & the narrative smear07:42 — What Epstein actually said about Bitcoin08:07 — Coinbase, Blockstream, Tether14:03 — The MIT Media Lab / DCI allegation 15:13 — How Bitcoin governance actually works 18:00 — The Blocksize War21:12 — “Bitcoin as cash was killed” 22:11 — Where Epstein’s money went 28:37 — Funding doesn't equal protocol control30:00 — “But 75% of the code was written after 2015” 31:52 — The real lesson: Epstein is a fiat/banking story, not a Bitcoin story34:03 — Who benefits from the narrative36:00 — Vigilance and transparency37:18 — Don’t let moral panic make your financial decisions