Op-Ed: No, Bitcoin Was Not Created By The CIA
An unfortunate reality of the internet is that anyone can make any claim and if it is outrageous or controversial enough, they will get attention. Recently, a site appeared on the Internet claiming to be a group of “hacktivists” called CIAproject.org, which feels the need to repeatedly remind us that they are “not the CIA” that claims Bitcoin was created by the CIA or the NSA. Their claims were then reported on as something that might have some validity by the ibtimes and another bitcoin outlet. While I am careful about using the phrase conspiracy theory, since that is often used to....
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