Source: @SmartPayMINT
John McAfee, one of the most outspoken and eccentric people in an already very eccentric world of crypto, seemingly can’t and won’t catch any rest lately. From riding out with his posse of family members and security guards into unknown in fears of SEC retaliation to releasing his very own Declaration of Currency Independence, McAfee seems deeply embroiled in what he once described as “a revolution against the waning power of governments and banks.” Crypto is an excellent platform to conduct such a revolution, as it offers decentralization of currency and gives the payment systems back into hands of the people, And McAfee has been one of its most vocal supporters for quite some time now.
While McAfee and crypto have been winning some of the wars on the currency fronts, the battle is far from being over. The next logical maneuver in his master plan will apparently be a new cryptocurrency-based fiat coin, named simply and humbly “McAfee Coin”.
Earlier today, McAfee tweeted out the picture posted above. The picture was made by SmartPayMINT, an online shop which lets you buy Ledger wallets and other crypto related products. As McAfee recently started promoting its followers content on his Twitter page, they probably decided to create a piece of original content to draw his attention and it clearly worked.
McAfee’s full tweet said: “. @SmartPayMINT sent this. What’s odd is that tomorrow night I am going to make an announcement of the new “McAfee Coin”, based on a radical new concept: Fiat currencies (collectible) backed by crypto – the reverse of what banks are attempting. Seriously.”
Naturally many people started wondering if this is real or just a spoof by McAfee, who is to this day probably most famous for exclaiming:
Responding to naysayers (more specifically to a crypto-news.in article) he answered the question of this possibly being a hoax:
https://www.crypto-news.in/opinions/mcafee-coin-elaborate-hoax-stroke-don-quixote-genius/”
McAfee soon after posted the early graphics he tweeted about
The move will seemingly be a follow-up on the already mentioned Declaration of Currency Independence, which is a “is a direct response to the continued manipulation and destruction that stems from the deliberate degradation of Value across the whole of humanity,” according to the document.
Most of his Twitter following seems to be on board, with @IncomeSharks saying:
However others weren’t that ready to jump on the hype train. Francesco Gadaleta (@ThisIsFrag on Twitter) asked a good question, saying:
To which McAfee responded in his notoriously coy fashion, saying:
Ultimately it’s still too early to tell what this new fiat coin will be like or if it will actually be printed out. There are plenty of questions surrounding it, most notable ones being what will McAfee Coin be backed by and how will it be distributed. Judging by his original tweet, more details will be revealed tomorrow. If we can be certain of anything, it’s that the entire cryptosphere will be looking to see what those details are.
