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What is your story for the thought processes/internal processes at NSA that would have led to the creation of Bitcoin by them? I'm genuinely curious because it
by nhaehnle 13y ago
What is your story for the thought processes/internal processes at NSA that would have led to the creation of Bitcoin by them? I'm genuinely curious because it seems pretty out of character for an organization whose task is to protect the established elite to go out of their way to create something extremely creative that could endanger the established elite.
- saraid216 13y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6206086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6206086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6804870 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6804870 The plausibility depends a lot on the competence you anticipate from such processes. But such contradicting signals of competence are pretty typical of large organizations, especially ones that are silo-ed to some degree.
- Crito 13y agoPerhaps *"TLAs got tired of smuggling cocaine for beer money, and wanted something a bit less hazardous/risky."