Tagged: john mcafee

July 18, 2022 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has issued a statement regarding U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entering a consent order on for a permanent injunction, monetary sanctions, and disgorgement of ill-gotten proceeds against Jimmy Gale Watson of Dallas, Texas…. Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Founder of McAfee Antivirus and staunch crypto-advocate John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona, Spain earlier today according to a report in El Pais. McAfee had been arrested on charges of tax evasion along with conspiracy to commit commodities and securities… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

John David McAfee, a well-known crypto proponent and founder of the McAfee antivirus firm, has been indicted in Federal court for fraud and money laundering. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, McAfee and Jimmy Gale Watson, Jr,… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 8:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

John McAfee, a blockchain advocate and former software entrepreneur that created McAfee ant-virus software, is the target of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action pertaining to the promotion of initial coin offerings (ICOs). The civil action by the SEC was joined by criminal… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 2:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto advocate and iconoclast John McAfee is offering his knowledge and skill set to the country of Cuba if the country decides to pursue its own cryptocurrency. As was reported this past week, Cuba is apparently reviewing a bespoke crypto. According to Cuban Economy Minister… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

John McAfee is preparing to launch his very own cryptocurrency, which is called the McAfee Freedom Coin, this coming fall. The volatile crypto proponent announced the news over the weekend by tweeting the following: Oops. Accidently deleted: THE MCAFEE FREEDOM COIN:https://t.co/FfROeByhKn — John McAfee (@officialmcafee)… Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinBene, a cryptocurrency asset exchange, has formed a partnership with the McAfee Alliance, founded by John McAfee, to “promote transparency, corporate responsibility, and self-regulation in the cryptocurrency markets.” The McAfee Alliance seeks to “unite the cryptoverse, promote transparency and fairness, to  combat perceived corruption of… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

While John McAfee was first known as a trailblazer in the anti-virus / anti-malware software industry, he has had a bit of a renaissance of sorts in the cryptocurrency realm. Never one to mince his words, via his twitter account McAfee stated he sees a… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

John McAfee, a somewhat controversial individual and founder of the software company McAfee Associates, an anti-virus – security firm, has forsaken the cryptocurrency industry. In a series of tweets, McAfee said; “I am no longer working with ICOs nor am I recommending them, and those… Read More

December 20, 2015 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

About a year ago, Everykey launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.  A little bit slow out of the gate, the project eventually topped its $100,000 goal with the support of  almost 1700 backers. The concept was pretty simple. In a digital world where everything requires a… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 6:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Founder of well known McAfee Anti-Virus and one time fugitive, John McAfee and his Future Tense Secure Systems (FTC) has acquired an equity stake in QiKFunder. QiKfunder is a security and privacy-minded crowdfunding company that seeks to provide a seamless  crowdfunding experience by offering fundraising… Read More