Among the e-mail correspondence contained in newly launched Jeffrey Epstein paperwork comprises stunning particulars about Epstein’s contacts with early gamers within the cryptocurrency sector. The doc particularly highlights statements which can be thought-about probably related to stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT).
In 2014, crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce emailed Jeffrey Epstein and mentioned he wished to attach then-prominent Larry Summers with Noble Markets and Tether. “I’d like to have him be a part of Noble Markets and Tether,” Pearce wrote within the message.
Brock Pierce is called certainly one of Tether’s founding companions.
Different emails in the identical set of paperwork present an alternate of views relating to the ideas of central financial institution digital currencies (CBDCs) and digital {dollars}. The message discusses the opportunity of the U.S. Treasury issuing a “FED-backed digital USD,” arguing that integrating AML/KYC insurance policies straight into the coin construction may improve adoption. It has been recommended that this method may create a extra steady various to Bitcoin’s volatility.
The paperwork additionally embrace makes an attempt to re-establish contact between Pierce and Epstein by way of correspondence from 2018. Though these emails don’t straight point out Tether, the breadth of their community within the crypto house is noteworthy.
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