Gavin Andresen
Bitcoin lead maintainer who declined Epstein's 2011 meeting invitation
American software developer who was handpicked by Satoshi Nakamoto to be Bitcoin's lead maintainer. DOJ-released EFTA emails show Epstein sought contact with Andresen in June 2011 through literary agent John Brockman and tech investor Jason Calacanis. Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff invited Andresen to meet at Harvard on June 17-18, 2011. ' No further contact is documented. The outreach occurred two days before Andresen briefed the CIA on Bitcoin.
Gavin Andresen is mentioned in documents or reporting related to the Epstein case. Being mentioned does not imply any wrongdoing, criminal conduct, or inappropriate behavior.
At a Glance
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4 sources for document mentions
MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative funded by undisclosed gift funds, attracting Bitcoin core developers
2025-11-11
“The passage reveals that gift funds were used to quickly secure the Bitcoin core developers for MIT’”
MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative funded by undisclosed “gift funds” and staffed by former Bitcoin Foundation developers
2025-11-11
“The email reveals that MIT’s Media Lab used private gift money to quickly recruit core Bitcoin devel”
Bitcoin advocates cultivated close ties with Obama‑era officials and law‑enforcement agencies during 2013 Senate hearings
2025-11-11
“The document details a coordinated lobbying effort by Bitcoin Foundation officials (Patrick Murck, G”
Bitcoin advocates allegedly shaped congressional hearing tone and secured behind‑closed‑door regulator engagement
2025-11-11
“The passage suggests that senior Obama‑era officials and Bitcoin community leaders coordinated to pr”
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Co-Document Mentions
“Named alongside other network members in 2 documents”
Known Connections (1)
Document Mentions (4)
MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative funded by undisclosed gift funds, attracting Bitcoin core developers
The passage reveals that gift funds were used to quickly secure the Bitcoin core developers for MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, suggesting a possible financial influence on a high‑profile research Gift funds were used to underwrite the Digital Currency Initiative, enabling rapid recruitment of Bi Three core developers (Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan, Cory Fields) moved from the Bitcoin
Bitcoin advocates cultivated close ties with Obama‑era officials and law‑enforcement agencies during 2013 Senate hearings
The document details a coordinated lobbying effort by Bitcoin Foundation officials (Patrick Murck, Gavin Andresen) and senior advocates who met with senior Senate staff, the Treasury’s FinCEN chief, t Patrick Murck (Bitcoin Foundation GC) testified before Senate Homeland Security Committee and later June 13, 2013 conference co‑hosted by the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children fe
MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative funded by undisclosed “gift funds” and staffed by former Bitcoin Foundation developers
The email reveals that MIT’s Media Lab used private gift money to quickly recruit core Bitcoin developers (Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan, Cory Fields) after the Bitcoin Foundation’s collapse. Gift funds were used to underwrite the Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, enabling rapid hirin Core developers previously paid by the Bitcoin Foundation (Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan,
Bitcoin advocates allegedly shaped congressional hearing tone and secured behind‑closed‑door regulator engagement
The passage suggests that senior Obama‑era officials and Bitcoin community leaders coordinated to produce a friendly hearing environment and to obtain private regulator meetings. It names specific act Three Obama administration officials testified in favor of minimal Bitcoin regulation. Bitcoin community leaders (Gavin Andresen, Patrick Murck) engaged in months‑long diplomacy with fede The hearing
Email Mentions (2)
Digital Currency Initiative
As Bitcoin and Digital Currencies have started to become an important trend, the Media Lab has launched an initiative in the space. I wrote a blog p
Re: Digital Currency Initiative
As Bitcoin and Digital Currencies have started to become an important trend, the Media Lab has launched an initiative in the space. I wrote a blog po
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