2026-02-06
So when Brock Pierce is chatting with Epstein about Coinbase, he mentions, “Fred is in NY”. That's Fred Ehrsam Co-Founder of Coinbase who started Paradigm with Matt Huang. Matt was the head crypto partner at Sequoia Capital which is HEAVILY tied to the Chinese Communist Party. [image]
New York Times
DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.
2026-02-05
So when Brock Pierce is chatting with Epstein about Coinbase, he mentions, “Fred is in NY”. That's Fred Ehrsam Co-Founder of Coinbase who started Paradigm with Matt Huang. Matt was the head crypto partner at Sequoia Capital which is HEAVILY tied to the Chinese Communist Party. [image]
New York Times
DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.
2025-09-13
Cantor Fitzgerald will manage Tether reserves for their new U.S. stablecoin $USAT. Howard Lutnick stepped down from Cantor to fill the role of Secretary of Commerce. Now his two sons run the company. Bo Hines left his government digital asset role and went to Tether to become CEO [image]
The Block
Tether launches the US-regulated USAT stablecoin and names Bo Hines, the former Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council, as CEO of its new US unit
from a misunderstood/opaque offshore stablecoin to a $169B market leader, now pioneering financial innovation in the U.S. Excited for the Tether America launch event. [image] @cowb...