Ver, Voorhees & Fenton Join John McAfee’s Security Board

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....

In a vote consisting of five ayes and one abstention, the Bitcoin Foundation Board has elected lifetime member Bruce Fenton to the position of Executive Director, replacing interim director Patrick Murck who held the position for the five months following Jon Matonis's resignation. In an announcement posted on Monday afternoon, the Foundation stated that it decided that "in opinion of the board, [Fenton] is the best candidate for the job." In February of 2015, Fenton lost his bid to win one of the two open Board seats during the general election, finishing in fourth position behind Olivier....

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....

The death of computer security pioneer and international fugitive John McAfee been met with an outpouring of emotions on Crypto Twitter. The reported suicide of notorious tax fugitive, Bitcoin proponent, and antivirus software pioneer, John McAfee, has prompted an outpouring of tributes and conspiracy theories today.After years of evading U.S. taxes and authorities, a Spanish court had ordered McAfee’s extradition just hours before he was found dead, with the 75-year-old expected to face a life sentence in the United States should he have been extradited.Former National Security Agency....

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....