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Extraction Summary
7
People
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Organizations
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Events
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Relationships
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Email thread
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Summary
An email thread from February 2017 between Jeremy Rubin and Jeffrey Epstein (via jeevacation@gmail.com). Rubin provides Epstein with detailed updates regarding the Trump administration's stance on Bitcoin, his recent presentation at Stanford, and his current work teaching Bitcoin to engineers in Japan in collaboration with DG. Epstein briefly responds to ask how long Rubin will be in Japan.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeremy Rubin | Sender |
Bitcoin researcher/developer, likely affiliated with MIT Media Lab given the context, communicating with Epstein abou...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Recipient |
Addressed as 'Jeffrey', using email 'jeevacation@gmail.com'. Asking about Rubin's travel schedule.
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| Donald Trump | Politician |
Mentioned as 'Trump' regarding his political appointees.
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| Balaji Srinivasan | Appointee Candidate |
Referred to as 'Balaji (a big bitcoiner)' being considered for FDA head.
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| Allison | Appointee/Official |
Mentioned as appearing favorable to Bitcoin.
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| Peter Thiel | Tech Investor |
Mentioned as 'Thiel', referenced regarding his views on Bitcoin and Paypal.
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| Unnamed Hedge Fund Manager | Friend of Rubin |
Told Rubin that female Japanese engineers are undervalued.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University |
Host of the BPASE (Blockchain Protocol Analysis and Security Engineering) conference.
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| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration, mentioned in context of Balaji Srinivasan's potential appointment.
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| Paypal |
Mentioned in comparison to Bitcoin by Peter Thiel.
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| DG |
Likely 'Digital Garage', a Japanese tech company. Rubin is teaching a class 'with DG'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Late January 2017
Relationships (2)
Rubin sends detailed updates on his work and political landscape; Epstein asks about his schedule. Rubin addresses him informally as 'Hey Jeffrey'.
Rubin is teaching a class 'with DG'.
Key Quotes (4)
"he might be putting Balaji (a big bitcoiner) as FDA head"Source
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"Thiel has said that Bitcoin is what Paypal should have been"Source
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"Curious to hear where your head is at on this matter."Source
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"female japanese engineers are very good, and drastically under-valued."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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From: Jeremy Rubin [REDACTED]
Sent: 2/4/2017 4:18:58 AM
To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: Greetings from Japan
Sent: 2/4/2017 4:18:58 AM
To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: Greetings from Japan
Importance: High
Are you around here?
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@JeremyRubin
@JeremyRubin
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:56 PM, Jeremy Rubin <[REDACTED]> wrote:
Feb 12th.
Feb 12th.
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@JeremyRubin
@JeremyRubin
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:50 PM, jeffrey E. wrote:
how long will you be there?
how long will you be there?
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:18 AM, Jeremy Rubin <[REDACTED]> wrote:
Hey Jeffrey,
Hey Jeffrey,
Thought I'd check in and see what's up on your end.
- I've been watching closely Trump's appointees and there, he might be putting Balaji (a big bitcoiner) as FDA head, and Allison seems to be somewhat in favor of something like Bitcoin. And of course, Thiel has said that Bitcoin is what Paypal should have been... Curious to hear where your head is at on this matter.
- Last week, I presented my research at Stanford's BPASE, it was well received. The most interesting thing I came up with for that is an inverse-input contract; i.e., funds that are "locked" to be spent only in the case where there are other funds that are not used in a specific way. An example of something that could be built with this: a matching donation contract, where you agree to donate your money to charity if someone else donates to charity, and you would not be able to release your funds from that agreement until they use their funds not for charity.
- I'm in Japan this week, teaching a class to 100 Japanese Engineers to get the up to speed on bitcoin (with DG). It's very interesting to see the trepidation first hand that they have with respect to the technology, despite their debit-based society being more geared for it in any case (DG felt that even putting Bitcoin in the course name would scare away students). One of my friends (a hedge fund manager) told me that female japanese engineers are very good, and drastically under-valued. I made sure to get a few invited to the class, we'll see if he's right. On the whole, it will be interesting to see the caliber of engineer Japan has to offer on this front.
Best,
Jeremy
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