Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and founder of Worldcoin, has expressed excitement about Bitcoin, calling it a "super logical and important step on the tech tree"[5]. He believes that Bitcoin, as a global currency outside government control, can help reduce corruption by enabling transparent financial flows[5].

Altman has been a long-time supporter of Bitcoin. In a blog post from 10 years ago, he argued that a world transacting in Bitcoin would be more transparent and reduce corruption[5].

However, Altman and podcast host Joe Rogan are "very worried" about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and believe they could give governments more control over people's spending and lead to a surveillance state[5].

Altman is disappointed with how the U.S. government has recently treated the cryptocurrency industry, describing it as a "war on crypto" that aims to control the technology[5].

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