John McAfee

Bio

• From Decrypt (6-10-2020):

"He went from successful businessman, selling his company for $100 million in 1996, to being accused of murder—and a load of other weird things—in Belize. Then he became a sort of demi-god in the cryptosphere, with the power to pump token prices at the push of a tweet, and the balls to do so on a weekly basis."

• From Crypto Briefing (5-10-2020):

"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against John McAfee, alleging that the crypto celebrity profited by promoting certain ICO sales on Twitter. The SEC alleges that McAfee “leveraged his fame” to earn $23 million by recommending at least seven ICOs. McAfee allegedly did not reveal that he was being paid to promote those ICOs. Furthermore, he falsely claimed to be an investor or claimed to be involved in the project, and did not disclose when he was selling his own holdings. According to the regulator, McAfee also engaged in “scalping” by stating he held large amounts of cryptocurrency without disclosing his intent to sell it.

The SEC cites McAfee’s outlandish Bitcoin price predictions—and his promise to “eat [his] d**k on national television” if those predictions did not come true—as an action that increased his recognition within the crypto community."

• McAfee tweeted about ICOs including Sether, Bezop, Bob coin, Shivers, Moozicore, Eristica and Podone, according to the SEC filing.
• After being in Spanish prison for multiple months on charges around fraud, John McAfee died the day he was to be sent to the USA (24-6-2021).