Thoughts of mentions in newly unsealed DOJ documents. Yacht invitations promising “full of amazing Ukrainian beauties.” Emails about “the girls,” scouting trips to Moscow and Kiev, and a $3 million Coinbase windfall arranged for the convicted sex offender. Yet Brock Pierce — the boy-actor-turned-Tether-co-founder — has gone radio silent.
As fresh batches of Jeffrey Epstein’s files continue to detonate in early 2026, one name keeps exploding off the page: Brock Pierce.
The former Disney child star who once played a young Sherlock Holmes has spent years rebranding himself as a blockchain visionary, a Puerto Rico crypto kingpin, and a would-be political savior. But the Epstein documents paint a far darker portrait — of a man who stayed in the monster’s inner circle for nearly a decade after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, trading favors, women, and millions in cryptocurrency deals.
The emails are stomach-churning.
In 2012, while Pierce was traveling Eastern Europe, Epstein instructed him to “take photos” in Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa to help find him “a present.” Pierce later thanked Epstein for “a great time with the girls.”
In another exchange, Epstein told Pierce to “leave your girlfriend at home” because he was sending a “new young Russian woman” to meet him in Los Angeles. Pierce replied: “Will do. Broke up with [my] GF last night so that won’t be a problem.”
Epstein repeatedly referred to one young woman (redacted in the files) as Pierce’s “little girlfriend,” reminded him of her birthday, pressured her about visas, and even scolded her in 2017 for turning down Pierce’s marriage proposal: “It’s time to grow up.”
In 2018, Pierce invited Epstein on a yacht trip in Antigua that he promised would be “full of amazing [Ukrainian] beauties.”
These are not casual acquaintances exchanging crypto tips. These are two men openly trading in young women while building a financial partnership.
The money trail is just as damning.
In December 2014, Pierce — then a partner at Blockchain Capital — personally secured Epstein a spot in Coinbase’s Series C round. “I have gotten us allocation if you’re interested and able to move fast,” Pierce wrote. Epstein wired $3 million through his Virgin Islands shell company IGO LLC. Pierce kept Epstein updated on the investment for years and later offered to buy back half the stake at a profit. Epstein even privately called him his “crypto elf,” treating Pierce as his personal little guide into the wild new world of digital currency.
Pierce also looped Epstein into the failed attempt to resurrect the bankrupt Mt. Gox exchange, had him review documents for Noble Bank (the short-lived entity that banked Tether), and offered introductions to the Winklevoss twins.
Epstein, in turn, introduced Pierce to real-estate billionaire Andrew Farkas and hosted Blockstream’s Adam Back on his private island — the same island Pierce was invited to visit multiple times.
Pierce’s own words in the files drip with familiarity:
- Birthday wishes
- New Year’s greetings
- “Love you”
- Invitations to stay at his Puerto Rico home
This was not “a few conversations at industry events,” as Pierce’s spokesperson claimed in 2019. This was a close, multi-year, mutually beneficial relationship that lasted until months before Epstein’s final arrest.
Yet as the DOJ has dumped millions of pages — including these exact emails — Brock Pierce has said… nothing.
No clarification. No apology. No attempt to distance himself from the man the world now knows as one of history’s most prolific predators.
The crypto industry he helped build has moved on. Coinbase went public. Tether prints billions. Pierce still collects speaking fees and poses as a thought leader.
But the Epstein files refuse to let him escape. The verdict is already written in the documents themselves: Brock Pierce didn’t just know Jeffrey Epstein — he helped him, partied with him, and profited alongside him. And when the monster’s crimes were finally laid bare for the world to see, Pierce looked the other way. The silence is deafening. And the files are still coming.
