Security Pioneer John McAfee Adds Blockchain Experts to Advisory Board
Security pioneer John McAffee has added two bitcoin pioneers to his new company's advisory board as part of a broader effort to make digital currency businesses more secure. A part of the strategy for MGT Capital Investments, McAffee yesterday launched the Cryptosecurity Advisory Board, naming bitcoin angel investor Roger Ver as board chairman. Today, MGT added serial industry entrepreneur Erik Voorhees as an inaugural member of the board. While banks and other financial institutions have been adopting blockchain technology because of its increased transparency and efficiency, McAfee said....
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MGT Capital Investments, a New York-based firm, is renaming itself to “John McAfee Global Technologies, Inc.,” in honor of its incoming CEO and Chairman, the recent Libertarian presidential contender and consumer computer security pioneer, John McAfee. At the same time, the investment company is bringing on at least two of the most recognized names in the Bitcoin world, Erik Voorhees and Roger Ver. Ver will be serving as Advisory Board Chairman and Voorhees will act in an advisory role. The location of the company is important, as New York State is home to the infamous BitLicense, which....
Equibit Development Corporation has added John McAfee as the company's Chief Security Officer. Cybersecurity is one of the major concerns of the cryptocurrency industry. The recent hacking incidents have further increased the demand for cryptocurrency experts in the industry. Equibit Development Corporation — a Toronto, Canada based blockchain based company has hired one of the best security experts in the industry to oversee the company needs. Equibit recently announced the inclusion of John McAfee, the person behind McAfee anti-virus and cyber security software into the team as the Chief....
MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MGT) has announced it has appointed angel investor Roger Ver as the chairman of the company’s “Cryptocurrency Advisory Board.” MGT Capital Investments is a cyber security portfolio firm dedicated to this growing industry and led by antivirus software mogul John McAfee. Roger Ver and Bryan Seely Join the MGT Investments. MGT Capital is aimed to address cyber security threats with its portfolio companies dedicated to solving issues with viruses, malware, ransomware, and many more attacks found online. The firm is currently in the process of acquiring....
The highly controversial and highly entertaining John McAfee is dead. As our sister site Bitcoinist informed, “According to a spokeswoman for the Superior Court of Catalonia, former crypto promoter John McAfee was discovered dead in his prison cell near Barcelona, Spain at the age of 75.” A cybersecurity pioneer and an eccentric millionaire, McAfee became […]
More investment capital could flow to companies working on ways for Bitcoin users to secure their money, with John McAfee’s appointment of Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees and Bruce Fenton to key positions in his new cybersecurity-focused company. McAfee’s Crypto Advisory Board. Ver, one of bitcoin’s earliest investors and owner of Bitcoin.com, will become....