Tucker Carlson Hints Satoshi Nakamoto May Have CIA Ties — Calls Bitcoin a “Scam” of Financial Elites

In a provocative new statement, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has suggested that Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, may have links to U.S. intelligence agencies — a claim that reignites one of crypto’s oldest and most controversial debates.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event dedicated to the late activist Charlie Kirk, Carlson said he believes Bitcoin could be a tool of manipulation rather than liberation — describing it as a potential “scam run by financial elites and political insiders.”

“I fear that it will become like so many other things in our country — a scam run by a coalition of financial beneficiaries and the politicians they control, who use it to tighten their grip on American society,” Carlson told the audience.

While acknowledging Bitcoin’s revolutionary promise, Carlson expressed deep skepticism about its true origins, suggesting the CIA or other intelligence agencies could have played a role in its creation or early development. He argued that this hidden influence might explain the ongoing lack of transparency around Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity, a mystery that has persisted since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009.

The comments come as Bitcoin trades near $108,800, buoyed by growing institutional adoption through ETFs and renewed investor optimism. Yet Carlson’s remarks contrast sharply with Wall Street’s increasing embrace of crypto — as he reaffirmed his preference for gold over digital assets, saying physical metals remain “the only real store of value not controlled by a system of insiders.”

Carlson’s claims have sparked a wave of reactions online, with crypto enthusiasts divided between those intrigued by his theory and others dismissing it as conspiratorial speculation.

Whether viewed as skepticism or a warning, Carlson’s words highlight the uneasy intersection between digital freedom, financial power, and government oversight — and reignite the question the world still can’t answer:

Who really created Bitcoin — and why?