The following is personal opinion and backed by nothing but my personal experience. With respect to modern age/recent tech, the fed does NOT innovate, but the fed often funds those that do innovate. Did Satoshi have a day, paid job and bitcoin was his side project?! Or was bitcoin his day job and funded by "another", be it directly or indirectly. With that said, I don't think it matters bc we can't unlearn what we have all learned bc of bitcoin. #My2Sats