CIA Once Bought Bitcoin To... Show Off?!
In 2011, at a technology conference hosted by In-Q-Tel (IQT), a CIA agent purchased 1 BTC directly from Gavin Andresen—the main developer of Bitcoin at the time.
The purpose? Not a secret mission. But just to show it off to his boss!
At that time, the price of 1 BTC was only US$15. Gavin even brought Bitbills (physical version of Bitcoin) for a demo. The event was also attended by PayPal, Facebook, and even The Fed.
"I showed him Bitbills, he said it was cool and immediately bought it to show to his superior," Gavin said in a podcast.
Imagine... If that agent still holds his BTC, its value has now exceeded $95,000!
Up more than 600,000%!
Bitcoin from the black market to the intelligence table? The world has indeed changed.#BTCRebound #EUPrivacyCoinBan #BinanceAlphaAlert