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Story: Charles Hoskinson of Cardano (ADA) on McAfee Killed Himself

By Dan Saada

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McAfee is one of the most interesting people in the cryptocurrency space and in the history of computer. He was 75 years old.

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McAfee Antivirus still floats around.  I think it is an asset of intellect at this point.  He was also a deeply troubled person.

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After he sold his company he went in to a variety of lifestyle businesses from running around the jungles looking for alternatives to antibiotics to things in the air.

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I remember years ago, watching him flee in to Guatemala, real-time tweeting his escape from the government.

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In the United States, he decided to change industries and enter our industry and leveraged his history in information security.

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Unfortunately, his demons got the best of him. And, instead of building businesses that were completely on the open up, he made decisions where his vices and desires overcome him…

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I personally met John McAfee. I met him in Malta, years ago at a conference and he was as expected a larger than life figure, sun tanned, carrying a court, everybody went large…

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The nature of suicide is still not yet completely confirmed, but it still looks like it is the case, because the largest newspapers in Spain and US media is starting to say that…

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McAfee was 75-years old. And, the extradition to the US was approved and he was looking at over 30 years in Jail if convicted and the likely would have been given the case against.

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It is a moment for the industry to reflect. As much as we enjoy our entertainment. As much as we enjoy the crazy

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