[Random_BSD_Geek]

My pet theory is that Bitcoin was created by a Five Eyes intelligence service.

[datan3rd]

Agreed, seems like a very elegant method to create your own black budget.

[wudangmonk]

and this is exactly why its not. I think we can all agree that the hollywood idea of competent people behind the scenes in positions of power has been proven wrong again and again. Any 4d chess move is the accidental consequence of a move so dumb that it becomes unimaginable to us.

[lithos]

There have been similar schemes, like those privacy phones that were directly ran by the government.

[Razengan]

Exactly what a competent person behind the scenes would say.

[alfalfasprout]

we certainly do not agree on this.

[tehjoker]

Def seems like it's involved in whatever is the next evolution of BCCI.

Can read more about it in this book. I'm not sure where to find the definitive account.

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/american-exception-empire-and-...

[edzillion]

Whitney Webb's new book also has a lot of detail on BCCI

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51074723-one-nation-unde...

[tehjoker]

This looks very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation!

[markus_zhang]

I think the same. It's just too difficult to prove it.