Here's my conspiracy theory: BitCoin was created by a group who found a way to reverse SHA 256. They considered how to monetize this invention. The idea of b

Here's my conspiracy theory: BitCoin was created by a group who found a way to reverse SHA 256. They considered how to monetize this invention. The idea of building a currency around that secret was originally a joke, but a proof of concept got taken seriously by one member. These people can compute bitcoins directly instead of mining, and will therefore control the future money supply. And by enforcing a limit on the supply of Bitcoin, they also figured out how to avoid the inflationary problem inherent in owning an actual currency mint.