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The Silver Shield Crypto Series continues with Bitcoin Core
Jeffrey Epstein's early involvement with Bitcoin Core unfolded in the mid-2010s through shadowy financial channels that bridged his elite networks and the cryptocurrency's fragile development ecosystem. Amid the 2014–2015 collapse of the Bitcoin Foundation, which left key maintainers like Wladimir van der Laan, Gavin Andresen, and Cory Fields without stable support, Epstein emerged as an indirect benefactor via substantial donations to MIT's Media Lab and its Digital Currency Initiative—totaling hundreds of thousands, with records showing around $525,000 earmarked for the lab between 2002 and 2017. This funding helped transition several core developers to MIT payrolls, effectively sustaining Bitcoin's protocol stewardship during a governance vacuum when the project's future hung in the balance. Concurrently, Epstein co-invested roughly $500,000 in Blockstream's 2014 seed round alongside Joi Ito, the lab's then-director and his close associate, backing infrastructure critical to Bitcoin's scaling and sidechain ambitions. While Epstein wielded no direct code influence or control over Bitcoin Core itself—decentralized consensus remained with miners, nodes, and contributors—his money flowed into the ecosystem at a pivotal moment, quietly anchoring the open-source effort that would evolve into today's dominant Bitcoin implementation and fueling endless speculation about hidden hands shaping the world's premier cryptocurrency
This Medallion features a Mirrored Proof Finish on both the obverse & the reverse.
Extremely limited mini-mintage World-Wide Production of only 331 pieces!
The medallion is enclosed in an Air-tite capsule, and includes an individually numbered COA and a black "Silver Shield" presentation box.
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The Silver Shield Crypto Series continues with Bitcoin Core
Jeffrey Epstein's early involvement with Bitcoin Core unfolded in the mid-2010s through shadowy financial channels that bridged his elite networks and the cryptocurrency's fragile development ecosystem. Amid the 2014–2015 collapse of the Bitcoin Foundation, which left key maintainers like Wladimir van der Laan, Gavin Andresen, and Cory Fields without stable support, Epstein emerged as an indirect benefactor via substantial donations to MIT's Media Lab and its Digital Currency Initiative—totaling hundreds of thousands, with records showing around $525,000 earmarked for the lab between 2002 and 2017. This funding helped transition several core developers to MIT payrolls, effectively sustaining Bitcoin's protocol stewardship during a governance vacuum when the project's future hung in the balance. Concurrently, Epstein co-invested roughly $500,000 in Blockstream's 2014 seed round alongside Joi Ito, the lab's then-director and his close associate, backing infrastructure critical to Bitcoin's scaling and sidechain ambitions. While Epstein wielded no direct code influence or control over Bitcoin Core itself—decentralized consensus remained with miners, nodes, and contributors—his money flowed into the ecosystem at a pivotal moment, quietly anchoring the open-source effort that would evolve into today's dominant Bitcoin implementation and fueling endless speculation about hidden hands shaping the world's premier cryptocurrency
This Medallion features a Mirrored Proof Finish on both the obverse & the reverse.
Extremely limited mini-mintage World-Wide Production of only 331 pieces!
The medallion is enclosed in an Air-tite capsule, and includes an individually numbered COA and a black "Silver Shield" presentation box.
Shipping
| Shipping | This item ships via Tracked and Signed service. This service provides end-to-end tracking, signature on delivery, and online confirmation of delivery. |
| Delivery | Estimated between and . Will usually ship within 1 business day. |
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