If Bitcoin is truly a covert operation led by the government to attract criminals, they would be funding this through a completely unrelated subsidiary who either provides grants to research institutions or contracts the work out.
In either case the code will be shit. The problem with this argument is that it is incredibly hard to prove without knowing the circumstances behind bitcoins inception.
In either case the code will be shit. The problem with this argument is that it is incredibly hard to prove without knowing the circumstances behind bitcoins inception.