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Files Reveal Epstein’s Money Mingled with Silicon Valley’s Tech Start-Ups

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

Β© Department of Justice, via Associated Press

Last week’s disclosures of Jeffrey Epstein’s communications offer insight into how he made his money as an investor after his 2008 conviction.

Coinbase, the Biggest U.S. Crypto Company, Asserts Its Power in Washington

15 January 2026 at 14:00
The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout.

Β© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

A planned vote on a cryptocurrency bill on Thursday was canceled after Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s chief executive, objected to the measure in a social media post on Wednesday evening.

What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed

A boundary-pushing array of new crypto ventures have reached the stock market, enticing investors and leading to more risk taking.

Β© Illustration by Mark Harris; Photographs by Getty Images, iStock photo

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