John McAfee Takes a U-Turn from His $1M BTC Price Prediction

Monday, 01/06/2020 | 08:24 GMT by Arnab Shome
  • He even said that he will eat his “d**k on national television” if BTC failed to achieve the price.
John McAfee Takes a U-Turn from His $1M BTC Price Prediction
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John McAfee, the eccentric tech billionaire and crypto advocate, is backing out from his earlier prediction of Bitcoin prices touching $1 million by the end of this year.

In his latest tweet on Saturday, he called Bitcoin a "crippled crypto-tech" and his previous claims "absurd humor."

McAfee first predicted the insane rise of the price rise of Bitcoin in 2018 and has firmly maintained and defended his position for a long time.

He even said that if Bitcoin failed to rise to his predictions, "I will eat my d**k on national television."

But now he has taken a complete U-turn from that stand, calling it complete humor.

"Wake up!" McAfee wrote. "If Bitcoin ever hit $1 mil, it's market cap would be greater than the GDP of the entire North American Continent."

"What idiot could believe such nonsense?"

McAfee started to deviate from his earlier insane claims from January, calling it "a ruse to onboard new users."

"Bitcoin was first. It's an ancient technology. All know it," he then added.

A controversial Bitcoin proponent

McAfee is one of the major advocates of the crypto economy, with millions of followers. However, he is equally controversial and rarely out of the cryptocurrency news.

Earlier, he was accused of shilling shady cryptocurrency projects and was taking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single tweet.

The 74-year old also launched a crypto Trading Platform , McAfeeMagic, last year, which failed to appeal to the traders.

John McAfee, the eccentric tech billionaire and crypto advocate, is backing out from his earlier prediction of Bitcoin prices touching $1 million by the end of this year.

In his latest tweet on Saturday, he called Bitcoin a "crippled crypto-tech" and his previous claims "absurd humor."

McAfee first predicted the insane rise of the price rise of Bitcoin in 2018 and has firmly maintained and defended his position for a long time.

He even said that if Bitcoin failed to rise to his predictions, "I will eat my d**k on national television."

But now he has taken a complete U-turn from that stand, calling it complete humor.

"Wake up!" McAfee wrote. "If Bitcoin ever hit $1 mil, it's market cap would be greater than the GDP of the entire North American Continent."

"What idiot could believe such nonsense?"

McAfee started to deviate from his earlier insane claims from January, calling it "a ruse to onboard new users."

"Bitcoin was first. It's an ancient technology. All know it," he then added.

A controversial Bitcoin proponent

McAfee is one of the major advocates of the crypto economy, with millions of followers. However, he is equally controversial and rarely out of the cryptocurrency news.

Earlier, he was accused of shilling shady cryptocurrency projects and was taking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single tweet.

The 74-year old also launched a crypto Trading Platform , McAfeeMagic, last year, which failed to appeal to the traders.

About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab Shome
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About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab Shome is an electronics engineer-turned-financial editor. He holds a Bachelor of Technology from the National Institute of Technology, Agartala. He entered the retail trading industry about a decade ago, covering the cryptocurrency market for Finance Magnates, and later expanded his coverage to include forex and CFDs as well. His work at Finance Magnates includes C-level interviews, data-driven analysis, opinion pieces, and scoops of industry exclusives. He also contributes to Finance Magnates’ quarterly industry report. Area of coverage: 1. CFD broker-related news 2. Industry-related Regulatory updates and developments 3. New retail trading trends 4. Prop trading industry updates 5. Executive interviews Education: Bachelor of Technology - National Institute of Technology, Agartala (India)
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