In this post:
- Tucker Carlson says he won’t invest in Bitcoin, claiming the CIA may have created the cryptocurrency’s mysterious founder, Satoshi Nakamoto.
- The former Fox News host shared his skepticism at a Turning Point USA event, questioning Bitcoin’s origins and lack of transparency.
- Despite his doubts, Carlson praised Bitcoin’s idea of financial autonomy and privacy, calling it a “great idea” regardless of its creator.
The Tucker Carlson Show host and former Fox News political commentator, Tucker Carlson, won’t buy Bitcoin because it was created by a “mysterious guy who apparently died.”
During a Turning Point USA event honoring the late political activist Charlie Kirk held on Wednesday, Carlson told attendees he avoids investing in things he cannot fully understand, especially those with questionable origins.
“I try to limit myself to things I understand,” he said, adding that nobody has been able to explain who Satoshi Nakamoto really was. “You know, I grew up in DC primarily, in a government family. So, CIA. That’s my guess. Can’t prove it.”
Carlson: Bitcoin was made by the CIA
Carlson questioned the logic of investing in a digital currency created by an unidentified figure with access to billions of dollars’ worth of untouched coins.
“You’re telling me to invest in something whose founder is mysterious and has billions of dollars of unused Bitcoin. Like, what is that? And no one can answer the question, including some of the biggest holders of Bitcoin in the world,” he told the audience.
