Epstein Invested in Coinbase and Blockstream: DOJ Docs Reveal $3M Stake in 2015 Series C

DOJ documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million in Coinbase’s 2015 Series C round, less than 1% of its then-$400 million valuation. The investment later sold for $15 million in 2018. Epstein also invested in Blockstream in 2014, though the size of his stake was not disclosed. Brock Pierce, a Crypto Currency Partners managing partner who later rebranded as Blockchain Capital, facilitated introductions and advised Epstein on crypto opportunities in the early 2010s. Coinbase and Blockstream have not been linked to any wrongdoing with Epstein, and the venture firm stated Epstein was never an investor in any Blockchain Capital fund. The Coinbase stake was part of a broader network of ties to the evolving crypto industry before and after Epstein’s 2019 federal prison suicide.