The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has been under intense speculation from the start.
Recently, prominent figures like Tucker Carlson have reignited rumours that the CIA could be behind Bitcoin's creation.
Regardless of its origins, however, Bitcoin's potential as a tool for financial freedom remains essential.
Aside from its decentralization and anonymity, one of the major pillars of Bitcoin is its creator.
No one knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is or was fifteen years after the creation of the largest decentralized network in the world.
Satoshi Nakamoto may be a real person or a group of people. There have been speculations about famous Bitcoin figures like Hal Finney and others being Bitcoin's creators, with others like Craig Wright openly claiming the name.
However, Tucker Carlson, a prominent political commentator and former Fox News host, has reignited speculation on the question:
Could Bitcoin have been created by the United States CIA?
Carlson shared his thoughts during a private event at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, where other prominent figures like Donald Trump were invited as speakers.
Carlson elaborated on why he believes Bitcoin is the ultimate tool for financial freedom and is becoming "too big to stop".
He confidently stated that the CIA was behind Bitcoin, similar to the messaging app Signal. "Obviously, it was the CIA, we all know that," he said. "It's like Signal; they got there first."
The CIA created Bitcoin
Interestingly, Carlson isn’t the first person to say something like this.
Since the 2010s, there has been wild speculation about the origin of Bitcoin, especially on Reddit. Redditors have spun up theories about a time traveller, an AI, or even a group of companies creating Bitcoin.
Some even speculate that Bitcoin’s creator is a real CIA agent, with “Satoshi Nakamoto” as their codename.
It is also worth noting that the CIA has confirmed its involvement in crypto projects in the past.
However, these projects were mostly aimed at combating ransomware, with former CIA director Michael Morell describing blockchain technology as a “powerful tool for surveillance and crime-fighting”.
Other speculators, like DAVID, a well-known public figure on Twitter, have theorized that Bitcoin was created by Peter Todd, a Bitcoin core developer who, coincidentally, was a CIA agent in 2013.
However, CIA or not, Carlson also mentions that Nakamoto’s identity "doesn’t make it [Bitcoin] any less a history-transforming technology.”
He concluded, "Crypto gives the average person the freedom to conduct his affairs without oversight or control."
Carlson further mentioned that Bitcoin is nowhere near its full potential.
However, to achieve this, it must first be adopted as a medium of exchange, not just a store of value.
This would mean convincing the public to use Bitcoin for everyday transactions and providing evidence that their transactions won't be tracked or monitored.
Carlson generally believes that Bitcoin holds the key to preserving the average person's freedom.
Overall, the bottom line is that Nakamoto's identity and Bitcoin's origin remain irrelevant, considering the cryptocurrency's potential and what it has achieved so far.
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