Gone But Not Forgotten: All about John McAfee

Whether in the field of security software, politics, or cryptocurrency, McAfee's life is erratic and full of controversy.

"I predict that by the end of 2020, Bitcoin will reach at least half a million U.S. dollars. If I am wrong, I will live broadcast and eat my XX (sensitive words)."

As early as 2017, McAfee made the bold statement that Bitcoin is expected to reach 500,000. After a while, he even revised the target price to 1 million US dollars. Since then, the price of Bitcoin has already risen from thousands of dollars that year to tens of thousands of dollars. We still don’t know whether it will reach 500,000 dollars in the future, but what is certain is that McAfee will never have the chance to see 500,000 dollars. It's the bitcoin of the dollar-he's probably already dead.

On June 23, McAfee was ruled by the Spanish judiciary to be extradited to the United States. He once told the Spanish High Court at the first hearing of the extradition trial, "I believe these allegations are politically motivated."

On June 24, a number of foreign media reported his death. In the report, the well-known KOL who had vowed not to commit suicide, "successfully committed suicide in Spanish prison."

Prior to this, McAfee was wanted by US law enforcement agencies on suspicion of tax evasion and other crimes. In March of this year, the US SEC accused him of concealing more than $23 million in cryptocurrency revenue. If the allegations are implemented, he will face up to 30 years in prison. After years of escape, McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020.

John McAfee is the founder of McAfee, the world's first commercialized anti-virus software. He has deep knowledge in the security field and is known as the father of anti-virus software. This is his most famous identity. In addition, he is also a two-time U.S. presidential candidate, conspiracy theorist, and cryptocurrency fan.

Previously, McAfee has been controversial because of its maverick style.

Only about half an hour after the news of his death was first reported by the media, a picture was posted on its Instagram account. This surprised everyone-the deceased can't play mobile phones. This picture is very concise, with a black capital letter "Q" depicted on a white background.

The picture of "Q" is considered by many to point to "QAnon", and people suspect that his suicide has something else hidden.

QAnon is a kind of ultra-right conspiracy theory widely circulated overseas, and its related discussion first came from an anonymous user named Q in 4chan. The theory holds that there is a shadow rule against Trump and his supporters in the United States. QAnon and his supporters generally follow Trump and have been denounced by some as a "crazy conspiracy theory cult."

Collusion between bankers and multinational officials, transnational secret criminal organizations, child crimes, propaganda machines, established media... these are all topics frequently mentioned by QAnon. They believe that the United States is controlled by the shadow rule, American democracy is only an illusion, and the world will eventually usher in a "storm and great awakening."

Soon, #McAfeeDidntKillHimself became a hot search on Twitter, and this incident caused heated discussion. Especially that mysterious Q has aroused the enthusiasm of conspiracy theorists. Marc-André Argentino, a researcher at the International Center for Radiation Research (ICSR), noted, “Some people say he knows unknown information about Hillary Clinton, some say he is Epstein 2.0, and others suspect that he is Q.”

Something more dramatic happened. Some netizens discovered that a string of mysterious characters was hidden in the "Q" picture he posted:

"Instructions: FBMD23000965010000290400004b0400009d0400007a0c0000f90d0000af1000005e1200000414000068170000"

Soon after, McAfee's INS was shut down. This character has sparked many speculations. In view of his legendary life and bizarre suicide, there is a secret behind his death. And this string of mysterious characters is the password to uncover all of this. Some people even suspect that McAfee's Bitcoin private key may be obtained after deciphering. Whether it is the Chinese Internet or the English Internet, the curtain of a massive online treasure hunt is slowly opening.

But the curtain has not been fully opened, it has stopped abruptly.

Rhythm found that the string was not actively added by McAfee. The string "FBMD" means "Facebook MetaData". This data is automatically added by Instagram to facilitate image tracking and statistics. All uploaded images in Instagram will be added with similar data.

High seas fugitives: presidential candidates exiled in Cuba

McAfee has a high degree of distrust of the system. In the past few years, McAfee has claimed to have a large number of conspiracies against him and has gained support from conspiracy theorists. Perhaps because of its unique personality, McAfee has 1.11 million followers on Twitter.

He has lived on his own yacht for many years-driving the yacht to the high seas without any jurisdiction.

McAfee even participated in the US presidential election at sea.

He was nominated by the Libertarian Party in the 2016 presidential election, but in the end he did not become a presidential candidate. He lost to another candidate. After the defeat, he announced that he would continue to participate in the next presidential election. In 2018, he fulfilled his promise and officially announced that he would participate in the 2020 general election.

In 2019, McAfee was caught in an investigation by the US Internal Revenue Service. He said he would continue his campaign through "exile"-living and working on the high seas. After living on the high seas for a while, he said that he had moved his campaign headquarters to Havana, Cuba. At about the same time, McAfee began to post support for Che Guevara and related ideologies on Twitter, and criticized the U.S. government. These remarks led him to be criticized by the American Liberty Party, which he supports.

Among McAfee's campaign issues, a very important one is to promote the use of cryptocurrency.

McAfee has always been a supporter and promoter of cryptocurrency, and has linked his presidential campaign to cryptocurrency. When preparing for the 2020 general election, he said that if the Libertarian Party no longer accepts himself, he will establish his own party. "I will create my own party, which I believe can better serve the crypto community."

Software tycoon to crypto rookie

McAfee has always had a deep interest in the world of encryption. Even the election campaign is still related to cryptocurrency. To prepare for the second election, he established his own personal brand and launched the "McAfee Redemption Unit" plan, announcing the issuance of tokens corresponding to physical collections, and using the plan's revenue to support his campaign.

As early as 2014, McAfee founded Future Tense, a startup company dedicated to building a decentralized network called "D-Central". This is a network that can send messages and files anonymously.

In 2016, McAfee joined a technology company called MGT Capital Investments as CEO, the company's main social game. Under his lobbying, MGT entered the mining field of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The following year, McAfee resigned from his CEO position at MGT and plunged into the world of encryption. Served as CEO of a to B blockchain company called Luxcore.

Following the security expert, he has transformed his image into an expert in the field of encryption. In 2019, McAfee also launched a cryptocurrency trading platform called "McAfee Magic".

But in the field of encryption, he has also been controversial.

Federal prosecutors have accused him of defrauding investors’ funds in an altcoin project. The prosecutor believes that McAfee and his team purchased a large number of altcoins in this project and used human means to raise their market prices on the Internet "through false and misleading propaganda," in order to conceal their true and self-interested motives. ".

"The McAfee team members made a total of more than 2 million U.S. dollars in illegal profits from their altcoin projects," the Ministry of Justice claimed. The grand jury's indictment stated that the team received "undisclosed proceeds of more than $11 million from investors."

Even when the recent NFT wave was on the rise, he also prepared his own personal NFT.

In the sub-column of McAfee's personal website, the first column is "MCAFEE NFT". However, its release date may only be "COMING SOON" forever.

From software tycoons, security experts, to cryptocurrency rookies. It is difficult for us to evaluate this erratic person.

As early as 1994, McAfee resigned from the McAfee company he founded, but he later became the most powerful and well-known critic of McAfee, and he believed that this software was becoming no longer user-oriented. In the encryption world, McAfee is also controversial. Some people say that he is a fanatical preacher, some people say that he is a notorious liar, we can not accurately define McAfee.

But McAfee gave his own answer. In his personal NFT, he described himself like this: "Few people have left so many traces on this planet like John McAfee. McAfee's wild, hysterical journey leads us from gods to demons, Guns, young girls and drugs make him energetic, but his deception and sense of humor make him feel alive. From his lawsuits, to his mysterious Escobar life, to his own death, We started an excessive adventure full of drugs, fraud, sex, violence and murder.”

On June 16, at the age of 75, he posted a tweet, which shows that his current situation is not good. "The United States thinks that I have hidden cryptocurrency. My remaining assets have been confiscated. My friends disappeared for fear of being implicated. I have nothing." But he still said decisively.

"However, I have no complaints or regrets."