Coming into our latest bitcoin news today is John McAfee’s announcement to be running for president after he posted a video tweet while running away from the law after he and his wife were indicted by the Tennessee grand jury on federal felony charges.
He said in the video:
‘’For two years I’ve been speaking at conferences around the world and writing, and making videos about the fact that cryptocurrency will at some point come head to head with governments, because when privacy coins are widely used, governments will no longer be able to collect income taxes. Meaning governments will have to shrink and find new means.’’
However, known for his exaggerating skills, there is a slight chance he is not telling the truth and he is doing this for publicity only since he has already said to be running for president and 2016 and that didn’t happen.
Being that crypto-anarchist, anti-government millionaire that he is, he made his fortune from his anti-virus software back in the 1990s and also invested in cryptocurrency. He filmed a video explaining about the tax evasion charges while being on a boat where he explained that he and his wife are charged for tax evasion.
According to McAfee, taxation is theft and he thinks that in the near future people will consider before paying them. He made clear:
‘’I will not allow that. I am running my campaign in exile on this boat for the duration. I will not allow them to imprison me and shut my voice down, which they will do immediately. Why? I am a flight risk. Obviously, I am in flight.’’
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