American entrepreneur, co-founder of Tether and Blockchain Capital, and former child actor. DOJ-released EFTA emails document extensive contact with Epstein from 2010 until Epstein's death in 2019, all post-conviction. Spoke at Epstein's Mindshift Conference on Little Saint James island.
Introduced Epstein to Coinbase's Series C round ($3M investment via Blockchain Capital). Emails show Pierce discussing ‘women’ with Epstein, telling him ‘he had a great time with the girls,’ and Epstein instructing Pierce to ‘find him a present’ while traveling abroad. Facilitated Epstein's connections throughout the Bitcoin ecosystem including to Steve Bannon.
Pierce has stated communications ‘related to cryptocurrency’ and occurred at ‘industry events.’