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Related: About this forumFugitive U.S. tech guru John McAfee: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution
Source: Reuters
FINTECH JULY 5, 2019 / 4:00 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Fugitive U.S. tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution
Sarah Marsh
4 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbor and says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too - by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade embargo.
The creator of the eponymous antivirus software in the 1980s, McAfee in an interview touted the anonymity of the digital currency while also outlining his belief that income tax is illegal and plans to run from Cuba for the Libertarian Party nomination for U.S. president.
It would be trivial to get around the U.S. governments embargo through the use of a clever system of currency, the 73-year-old said Thursday. So I made a formal offer to help them for free ... on a private channel through Twitter.
While Cuba had not responded, its Communist government said earlier this week it was studying the potential use of cryptocurrency to alleviate an economic crisis aggravated by tighter U.S. sanctions under President Donald Trump.
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Fugitive U.S. tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution
Sarah Marsh
4 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbor and says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too - by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade embargo.
The creator of the eponymous antivirus software in the 1980s, McAfee in an interview touted the anonymity of the digital currency while also outlining his belief that income tax is illegal and plans to run from Cuba for the Libertarian Party nomination for U.S. president.
It would be trivial to get around the U.S. governments embargo through the use of a clever system of currency, the 73-year-old said Thursday. So I made a formal offer to help them for free ... on a private channel through Twitter.
While Cuba had not responded, its Communist government said earlier this week it was studying the potential use of cryptocurrency to alleviate an economic crisis aggravated by tighter U.S. sanctions under President Donald Trump.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-mcafee/fugitive-u-s-tech-guru-cryptocurrency-is-next-cuban-revolution-idUSKCN1U028D
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Fugitive U.S. tech guru John McAfee: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2019
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Isn't he wanted for murder too? I seem to remember something from one of those Discovery ID shows
tulipsandroses
Jul 2019
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tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)1. Isn't he wanted for murder too? I seem to remember something from one of those Discovery ID shows
awhile back?
Just what we need. Another criminal president.
Eugene
(61,900 posts)2. He successfully dodged the murder charge. His latest troubles allegedly come from the SEC.
The rise, and fall, and rise of John McAfee, from tech pioneer to 'person of interest' in a murder case overseas to presidential candidate
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rise-fall-rise-john-mcafee-tech-pioneer-person/story?id=47346015
John McAfee says hes on the run again this time from the US government
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/john-mcafee-sec-subpoena-kidnap-assassination-cryptocurrency-a8353216.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rise-fall-rise-john-mcafee-tech-pioneer-person/story?id=47346015
John McAfee says hes on the run again this time from the US government
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/john-mcafee-sec-subpoena-kidnap-assassination-cryptocurrency-a8353216.html
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)3. If I were 73 and as rich as he is
I would spend my time better.