Was Bitcoin a CIA Project? | BitcoinHardTalk Ep. 103 | (audio sync fixed)

Simon Dixon

Streamed live on Oct 24, 2025

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6zMdHcpW0)

Was Bitcoin created by the CIA? And who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

In this episode of Bitcoin HardTalk (Ep. 103), Simon Dixon — Bitcoin OG, investor, Geo-Political & Financial analyst — breaks down one of Bitcoin’s most controversial questions.

After Tucker Carlson claimed he “wouldn’t buy Bitcoin because it was created by the CIA,” Simon gives a full historical account of Bitcoin’s origins, exploring:

🧠 The cypherpunk movement that led to Bitcoin
🧩 The intelligence connections & conspiracy theories
💡 Why Bitcoin’s design makes it incorruptible — even if it began as a state project
👤 The truth behind Satoshi Nakamoto’s disappearance

Simon also shares personal stories from the early days of Bitcoin:

*Bought his first Bitcoin at $3 in 2011
*Invested in over 100 Bitcoin and fintech companies, including Coinbase, Kraken, Bitfinex, Circle, Robinhood & Blockchain.com
*Author of “Bank to the Future” (2012) — the first published book to mention Bitcoin
*Spoke at the first Bitcoin conference in Prague (2011)
*Advised governments from the UK to El Salvador on Bitcoin strategy

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