Epstein advised against buying Bitcoin in 2017 email

The late American financier Jeffrey Epstein stated in a 2017 email that Bitcoin was not worth buying, according to a post on X by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju. Ju noted that while publicly released emails show Epstein was aware of Bitcoin as early as 2011 and invested in it and crypto startups, his interest was in profit rather than its philosophy. Epstein did not believe Bitcoin would become a mainstream asset and frequently traded it instead of holding it for the long term.