Epstein, Bitcoin Developers & The Infiltration Phase | SimonDixonHardTalk LIVE
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Hey hey Sovereign Wealth Builders.
This week has been an emotional roller coaster—a wild sequence of events where the news flow is moving faster than most can track. For years, I have taught a "follow the money" strategy to project macro geopolitics and understand the technology being built around us. The recent release of the Epstein files has finally confirmed what I have long shared, and what I was often ridiculed for as a "conspiracy theorist." We are now in the unmasking phase. We finally have confirmation of how power actually works and how the "Financial Industrial Complex" operates behind the scenes. We are currently in the crosshairs of an aggressive "Infiltration Phase," and it is time to connect the dots.
This blog post is a TLDR of a Part 1 segment (1 hour and 49 minutes) taken from the SimonDixonHardTalk livestream. This session aired live on Simon Dixon’s YouTube, X, and Rumble channels on February 6th, 2026. The full 3-hour and 14-minute replay is titled "The Epstein Files Marked the Global Financial Reset | SimonDixonHardTalk LIVE."
The 2014 Tarnish Campaign and the Gateway Drug
The year 2014 was arguably the most disastrous in Bitcoin's history, marked by the Mount Gox collapse and internal chaos. Based on my analysis of the Epstein files, this period of instability appears to have been exploited, if not manufactured. Communications mentioned in the files allegedly reveal a coordinated effort between Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 to "tarnish" or "discredit" the burgeoning technology during its most vulnerable state.
At the time, the Bitcoin community was in a state of confusion regarding whether the asset was a currency, a store of value, or a medium of exchange. My analysis of these communications suggests that Thiel and Epstein discussed exploiting this confusion. The ultimate goal, I believe, was to use Bitcoin as a "gateway drug" to transition the public toward digital dollars and programmable money. This appears to be the birth of the strategy we see today: using the "Realcoin" (now Tether) bridge to lead the masses toward legislative traps like the Clarity Act and the Genius Act, which essentially codify the surveillance state.
"The communication between Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein was saying, 'Yeah, you know, the Bitcoin people are a bit crazy. They don't know whether it's a currency, medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value. They're very confused.'"
The Infiltration of the Early Developers
Jeffrey Epstein operated as a compromised agent whose role was to compromise power structures using transnational capital and leverage. As early as 2011, he was reportedly seeking the "faces" of the Bitcoin movement to find points of compromise or funding. This led him to contact early developers like Amir Taaki and Gavin Andresen.
The strategy involved moving Bitcoin funding away from the decentralized, community-driven Bitcoin Foundation and into centralized corporate structures. This transition culminated in the creation of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)—which records allegedly suggest received Epstein funding—and the rise of Blockstream. Based on my review of public statements and records shared on social media, Adam Back appeared to confirm that $500,000 was taken into Blockstream via Digital Garage. Furthermore, as reported in the files, confirmation emails allegedly exist regarding the co-founders of Blockstream and flight confirmations arranged for travel to Epstein's island.
"Blockstream had offshoot at this time and it started raising finance. One of their investors was Jeffrey Epstein via Digital Garage... [Adam Back] confirmed on X that he did take that money. It was $500,000 into Blockstream... and then there was another confirmation email that the co-founders of Blockstream... were with flight confirmations that it was arranged that they be going to the island."
The "FakeToshi" Psyop and the Community Civil War
One of the most significant psychological operations (psyops) against Bitcoin was the attempt to install Dr. Craig Wright as a "fake" Satoshi Nakamoto. This appeared to be a classic "divide and conquer" strategy designed to fracture the community into warring factions, specifically the "Big Blockers" vs. "Small Blockers."
I believe Brock Pierce played a central role in this operation. During a high-stakes, two-and-a-half-hour encounter where Pierce appeared to be "under the influence," he personally tried to persuade me to publicly back Dr. Craig Wright as the creator of Bitcoin. In my view, this manufactured "Civil War" was essential for the Financial Industrial Complex; by fracturing the community, they created the vacuum necessary to introduce centralized layers and subordinate the movement to institutional interests.
The Institutional Debt Trap (Saylor, Lutnick, and Paper Bitcoin)
We have entered a new Infiltration Phase led by figures like Michael Saylor and Howard Lutnick of Cantor Fitzgerald. The strategy has shifted from discrediting the code to "stealing" the Bitcoin through debt and what I call the "Derivative Industrial Complex."
By encouraging investors to borrow against their Bitcoin or hold it in centralized "paper Bitcoin" products like ETFs, the Financial Industrial Complex creates a massive honeypot. Howard Lutnick—who I believe has been less than transparent about his proximity to Epstein despite files allegedly showing he arranged meetings for his children to meet him—is building "Bitcoin treasury companies." This is a major attack vector. The goal is to centralize assets into custody providers like Coinbase so that the state can eventually implement a "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve."
My analysis suggests this isn't about adoption; it’s about the eventual confiscation of assets and another attempt to co-opt the network. This includes a strategy of pardoning figures like CZ and Ross Ulbricht to bring them into the state fold and bring their influence under government control. They use margin calls and market manipulation to "steal" Bitcoin from those who fail to practice self-custody.
The Global Reset and the "Proof of Weapons" Network
To understand the macro picture, one must recognize that fiat currencies are backed by a "Proof of Weapons" network, glued together by transnational capital and crimes against humanity used as leverage. The release of the Epstein files marks a strategic "global reset"—a purging of assets that have transitioned into liabilities as the world moves toward a multipolar order.
This is a strategic weakening of the dollar. While the fiat system is rotten to the core, Bitcoin remains an anti-fragile, open-source alternative. The Financial Industrial Complex is attempting to co-opt Bitcoin to prop up their failing system, but the protocol's decentralized nature provides a path to resist. I believe the real files—the ones containing the most damning evidence of this network—remain hidden in the Bank of New York Mellon suspicious activity reports. If fully exposed, these are the files that could bring the entire corrupt network down, so of course that won’t happen.
The Sovereign Path Forward
Bitcoin is the only viable exit from the Orwellian nightmare of programmable CBDCs. The Financial Industrial Complex wants your Bitcoin, and they want you subordinated to their debt-driven products. To survive this unmasking phase, you must follow this survivalist manifesto:
- Own more Bitcoin this month than you did last month, regardless of price.
- Boycott the Fed and BlackRock by avoiding their centralized "paper" products and ETFs.
- Practice self-custody and run your own node. If you don't run a node, you're trusting someone else's truth.
- Invest in decentralized technology that builds resistance against the "Proof of Weapons" network.
Ask yourself: Are your financial decisions today leading you toward greater sovereignty, or are you becoming more subordinated to the very people mentioned in the Epstein files?
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The information provided in this blog post is based on the firsthand experiences, investigative research, and "dot-connecting" analysis of Simon Dixon. While every effort is made to provide accurate insights based on available files and personal interactions within the financial and Bitcoin sectors, the nature of information flow in high-level geopolitics and intelligence makes absolute verification of every detail impossible. There may be inaccuracies or misinterpretations of specific events based on the evolving nature of public disclosures and the sophisticated disinformation campaigns of the Financial Industrial Complex. This content is intended for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Simon Dixon is sharing a macro whistleblower perspective on power dynamics and the importance of financial sovereignty. Readers are urged to perform their own due diligence, verify information independently, and take full responsibility for their financial decisions. The goal of this analysis is to encourage individual sovereignty and critical thinking, not to provide a definitive roadmap for investment. Always remember that holding assets in self-custody involves risks that must be managed by the individual, and the transition to a multipolar world order necessitates a heightened state of personal awareness and caution.
