John McAfee


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Why Did John McAfee Stop Paying Taxes? ‘I’d Just Had Enough’

In a newly released (and non-fungibly tokenized) book, the late entrepreneur talks about his love for crypto and his brushes with the law with characteristic bravado.

John McAfee in 2017 (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty)

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3 Key Things That Happened in Crypto This Week

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin breaks down this past week’s stories making waves in the crypto markets, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raising $2.2 billion for its third crypto venture fund, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law in effect beginning in September, and John McAfee’s sudden death, controversial life and legacy.

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Why McAfee’s Crypto Legacy Will Live On

CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist David Morris reflects on the controversial life and legacy of software mogul and cryptocurrency evangelist John McAfee, a larger-than-life figure in the history of computing and crypto. Morris says McAfee is the "most extreme embodiment of the kind of freedom that cryptocurrency types really praise."

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‘I Regret Nothing’: Crypto Advocate John McAfee’s Controversial Life and Death

“The Hash” hosts react to the news of tech entrepreneur and bitcoin bull John McAfee’s apparent suicide in a Spanish prison, including his controversial life and the legacy he left behind for the cryptocurrency industry. “The U.S. believes I have hidden crypto… I have nothing.

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'I Regret Nothing': McAfee's Wild Ride From Infosec Exec to Crypto Bad Boy

McAfee, known as much for a life of drugs, women and guns as for the software that bears his name, was a popular cryptocurrency showman.

John McAfee in 2017

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McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison as Extradition Loomed; Autopsy Planned

The software magnate and crypto investor had been facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges.

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Spanish High Court Authorizes Extradition of John McAfee to the US: Report

The software magnate was arrested in October in Barcelona.

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John McAfee's Security Guard Pleads Not Guilty to Crypto Fraud Charges

Jimmy Gale Watson Jr. was indicted with his controversial tech entrepreneur boss earlier this month.

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John McAfee Indicted by DOJ on Money Laundering, Fraud Charges for Boosting ICOs

McAfee, currently detained in Spain on a separate tax charge, did not disclose he was being paid to tout various crypto projects, said the DOJ.

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