Could Satoshi Nakamoto be the CIA/NSA?

[extrabyte]

well is a good point the US navy created TOR , and actually at the doors of creating quantum computers, but I have doubts that created bitcoin, they are not the only people with genius minds.

[Hollingsworth]

The NSA secret files were cracked and absconded by Eric Snowden. The CIA bungled intelligence and misled us into an unnecessary Iraq War.

These two organizations are far too inept and compromised to come up with such an elaborate scheme.

[acid_rain]

The NSA secret files were cracked and absconded by Eric Snowden. The CIA bungled intelligence and misled us into an unnecessary Iraq War.

These two organizations are far too inept and compromised to come up with such an elaborate scheme.

Are you saying they're dumb? Cause if you see what you stand to gain from the Iraq war. Isn't it obvious that you're literally taking every little scrap of fossil fuel oil left on the planet, while you're making the rest of the world change to gas power stations and heavy subsidies on households who invest in solar arrays.

NSA has been literally spying on its own citizens. It knows that rebellion is brewing in the hearts and minds of many. So it has to be on top of the situation just in case a sophisticated defiance rebellion starts.

Your general President Eisenhower warned against a milatary industrial complex that gets out of hand.

[matrix zion]

What motivation would the NSA or CIA have to create an anonymous, decentralized digital currency?

[adzino]

Yeah, sure it could be CIA but isn't it more likely that someone figured out how to use their (NSAs) methods by backdooring bitcoin to potentially make a fortune?

[aso118]

What motivation would the NSA or CIA have to create an anonymous, decentralized digital currency?

Actually lots. If the dollar is indeed on weak ground, it makes sense for them to have control over the next world reserve currency. They would prefer it be their own creation, rather than Chinese RMB or some other rival.
If the NSA/CIA did create Bitcoin, they are in  control over the initial 1 million bitcoins. Not bad, is it?

[bitcollins85]

Alright, I see a lot of banter back and forth with zero proof other than "his name may be loosely translated to 'Central Intelligence' in English."

[satnof]

Alright, I see a lot of banter back and forth with zero proof other than "his name may be loosely translated to 'Central Intelligence' in English."

LOLMAO. That made me crack. How did everyone miss that? Like when they said Al Qaeda can be loosely translated to el CIAda

[Gyfts]

I'm sorry, but I couldn't even read the whole thing through without laughing. THe CIA/NSA is working for the US government who is trying to eliminate Bitcoin. It competes with their banking system and current economy, so why would the CIA/NSA invent something that is competition? They wouldn't. 

[satnof]

I'm sorry, but I couldn't even read the whole thing through without laughing. THe CIA/NSA is working for the US government who is trying to eliminate Bitcoin. It competes with their banking system and current economy, so why would the CIA/NSA invent something that is competition? They wouldn't.  

That's not what Ben Bernanke (or however you spell his name) said on record. The chairman of the FED Reserve.

And here the proof in case you're wondering: It's in the first line of the article: http://qz.com/148399/ben-bernanke-bitcoin-may-hold-long-term-promise/

Now that ties in quite snug with the overall theory, which doesn't make it outlandish after all.

[skeletonbit]

bullshit I dont believe a shit about this because if it's open source how could they possibly control it?  For 100% this coin isn't an cia/nsa or any other company project.

[acid_rain]

eff that. Let's just speculate. Life is just more fun that way!!! Anyone got a meme to share? 

[MF Doom]

What motivation would the NSA or CIA have to create an anonymous, decentralized digital currency?

It could be moreso a test of the technology, and something they would want to implement in the future to TRACK peoples purchases.  It doesnt seem too far fetched, given how obsessed the US is with surveilance (they were even spying on their French "allies", some very high ups!)

[bitcoin1992]

I think that whoever Satoshi Nakamoto is or was could be a group, who knows ?
just thanks be to him/they/ for this awesome Bitcoin

[Netnox]

Could definitely be.

[PenguinFire]

He could be working for either of those two government organizations but I highly doubt it.  If he is I would have to take my hat off in honor of one of the most well thought out operations I have ever known of. 

[malaimult]

One thing is for sure. Bitcoin is being clamped down on. In a major way. Coinbase just recently now requires under the FinCEN deal that you provide government issued ID; in addition to all the previous "requirements" which require a "wait" period now while they "background check" the ID provided.

Simply put without a doubt Bitcoin is going to become a lot more regulated... which may in fact drive up the price. People who hold bitcoins, knowing that in order to--- in the future buy more bitcoins--- will only be able to do so "on the books".... create a bit of a "hoarding" scenario.

[jones techbit]

The code is open-source who initially wrote it doesn't matter. what matters is how well the tech works, what properties it has, and how it evolves from here

[malaimult]

Well the tech works now basically like it did back when the first few 100 blocks were mined. Not much has changed protocol wise.

Altcoins have certainly expanded the protocol into all sorts of uses; but the Bitcoin protocol has remained static.

[klf]

Conspiracy theories can be fun to think about, but How exactly would the NSA/CIA government etc got benefit from this?