Professor Jiang Links Bitcoin to CIA in Viral Podcast Debate

Highlights:

• Bitcoin has returned to the center of a fresh intelligence-linked conspiracy debate.
• Jiang based his claim on anonymity, surveillance, and military tech history.
• Critics responded with open-source code, global nodes, and missing evidence.

The conspiracy theory surrounding Bitcoin has come back to the spotlight again following a viral podcast clip. According to Professor Jiang Xuegin, a commentator and educator based in Beijing, U.S. intelligence agencies developed Bitcoin as a tracking device and a funding channel. The remarks have spread across social media, reopening debate about Bitcoin’s origins and the mystery around Satoshi Nakamoto.

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A Podcast Clip Turns an Old Theory Viral Again

The discussion came from Episode 86, Part 2, of the Jack Neel Podcast. According to the clip, Jiang frames Bitcoin as “the biggest scam in existence.” Moreover, he links its creation to the CIA, the Pentagon, and the American deep state. He builds his case through game theory, asking who had the technical ability to launch such a system, who benefits from it, and why the creator stays hidden.

Jiang says those questions point back to U.S. power centers. He cites DARPA’s role in the early internet as a precedent for military-backed technologies that later entered civilian life. He also describes Bitcoin’s transparent ledger as an ideal structure for tracking money flows.

Jiang also questions whether one person or a small group could have launched a global monetary network in 2008 without institutional support. He points to the Winklevoss twins’ early investment in Bitcoin and suggests that their move may reflect insider knowledge.

🤔 Popular Chinese commentator “Professor Jiang” just dropped a wild take: he claims Bitcoin is actually a “CIA operation.”

Yes, he said it.

This one’s getting a lot of attention online. pic.twitter.com/8aBPHj0NHs

— Temitope Owoseeni💎 (@owoweb3) April 16, 2026

Jiang Ties Old State Secrecy Fears to Digital Money

Jiang’s broader message is a combination of geopolitics, predictive history, and mistrust of Western institutions. He states that the system touted as being anti-establishment may be of service to the state by directing capital into a network that can be traced. He attributes that perception, too, to the concerns regarding U.S. power, monetary instability, and a global reset.

Supporters of the theory have reiterated a number of common arguments. They cite the anonymity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the use of SHA-256 that was designed by the NSA, and the history of defense research creating civilian technologies. Others suggest that a rebel financial system would assist Washington in monitoring the flight of capital to other rival states or enable covert operations beyond public oversight.

The theory, however, did not bear documentary evidence. There is no public evidence that the origin of Bitcoin is connected to the CIA, DARPA, the Pentagon, or NSA, except through speculation and analogy.

Critics Point to the Network’s Basic Design

The crypto community challenged Jiang’s claims, especially his remarks about servers and control. They noted that Bitcoin runs on a decentralized network of independently operated nodes across many countries, not on a single set of secret servers. They also said open-source code, proof-of-work verification, and public review make direct institutional control harder to hide.

Others further argued that Jiang mixed valid historical references with unsupported conclusions. For instance, Lyn Alden said Bitcoin can be judged on its transparent design rather than on unresolved theories about its creator. Others mocked the claim more bluntly, saying the real issue was a weak grasp of decentralization.

Ansel is right. People with this view don’t truly understand the open source aspect or the proof of work aspect fully.

A strong point about Bitcoin is that it literally doesn’t matter who created it. It can be assessed on its own merits since it’s transparent and decentralized. https://t.co/xugNxg540g

— Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) April 15, 2026

The fresh dispute follows other public attacks on the asset. In March, Boris Johnson described Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme and called it unstable and risky. However, prominent Bitcoin supporter Michael Saylor refuted those remarks and defended the asset’s long-term case.

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