Perhaps not a US gov. Perhaps not democratic. Perhaps not one country gov. Perhaps not in a formal capacity, not by following orders and laws.
JFK and RFK were good guys, weren't they? Although in their positions, in their families, not only did they shoot themselves in their feet, they actually shot themselves in their heads.
Satoshi must have been someone with power. It did not simply coincide with Russia Today, Max Keiser, and Trump.
Without a huge power behind it, bitcoin would have gotten nowhere. That power can be anything, but it must be huge.