Would it matter if the NSA had invented Bitcoin? Absolutely.

The revelation that "Patoshi" might actually be "NSAtoshi" - not just holding 1 million coins, but an additional 9 million - would shift the entire narrative. It would suggest that Bitcoin’s early growth was an orchestrated effort, not an organic revolution. A vast wealth accumulation strategy in a world where the dollar is dying.

If the NSA had such a head start, our discussions about decentralization and governance would suddenly seem hollow. The slow awakening of nation-states to Bitcoin’s potential could have been a well-crafted story, designed to mislead us into believing we had control.

The collective agency we thought we shared? An illusion.

Whether Bitcoin was a spontaneous creation by a lone cypherpunk or a long-term operation by an intelligence agency to prolong US dominance is no trivial matter. It changes everything. 

 This makes sense, but what additional 9 million are you talking about? 

 Do you know who owns all the bitcoins? 10 million were mined in the first 4 years, so they did certainly not accumulate 10 by the time Satoshi left but by now? Are Bitcoins accounted for to a degree that would not leave 10 million to some government agency that bought it via thousands of accounts on exchanges over the years, whenever a pump was desired for their narrative?

I'm not saying this is what went down but if that were what went down then yes, it would matter a lot. 

 You’re right, but i think your concern is as over exaggerating as frivolity of my original statement. I won’t argue that social and ideological side of Bitcoin is no less important than the technical one, but the protocol works like clockwork with numerous non-special-agent devs and users. 

Ownership of coins does not give one any more power over decision making. 

I do agree that consequences would be stronger than i thought when writing this post, but i doubt it would be a disaster.