Anti-Virus Tycoon John McAfee Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Run

Anti-Virus Tycoon John McAfee Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Run

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is now accepting bitcoin in his 2016 presidential campaign. The self-proclaimed "eccentric millionaire", who founded McAfee in 1987, shared the link to a BitPay donation page with his 29,000 Twitter followers yesterday. McAfee, with his colourful history and upcoming court date for a DUI charge, has surprised many with his candidacy. He announced he would run in the election on 8th September with his new party, the 'Cyber Party' to rally against government snooping and bureaucracy. All other donations for McAfee's campaign are being processed through....


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