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Hollywood, Streaming Giants Scramble for Movie Rights to FTX Saga

Hollywood, Streaming Giants Scramble for Movie Rights to FTX SagaAfter the FTX collapse, the story seems as though it came from a financial thriller based on fiction and made-up characters. However, the story and the people behind it are very real and today’s streaming giants like Amazon, Apple, and Netflix are vying to get the rights to tell the FTX tale. ‘Multiple’ Film Adaptations […]

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‘Anything is possible’ — John McAfee’s wife responds to faked death claims

"John McAfee's life was shrouded in controversy and it is only fitting that his death is shrouded in controversy as well," said Janice McAfee.

The wife of crypto evangelist and computer programmer John McAfee has responded to a claim made by her husband's ex-girlfriend that he faked his death and was currently in hiding.

John McAfee died in a Spanish prison cell in June 2021 while awaiting extradition to the United States on charges of failing to submit tax returns from 2014 to 2018 and not reporting income related to pushing crypto projects and consulting work. He was 75 years old when he passed, and many in and out of the crypto space quickly developed conspiracy theories around his detainment and death.

In a Netflix documentary on McAfee’s life and death released on Wednesday titled Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, ex-girlfriend namedSamantha Herrera claimed to have received a phone call from the computer programmer two weeks after his reported passing:

“I got a call from Texas. ‘It’s me, John, I paid off people to pretend that I am dead but I am not dead. You’re only [the third] person in this world that knows that I’m still alive.’ And then he asked me to run away with him.”

Herrera did not provide further details in the documentary, but her claims cannot be independently corroborated at this time. Officials in Spain had been holding McAfee since October 2020, but he was still the subject of many allegations in the United States and abroad. McAfee himself had hinted that he might be targeted by U.S. authorities, posting a picture of a tattoo to his Twitter account in November 2019, claiming that “If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd."

In a statement to Cointelegraph, Janice McAfee said she was not taking the claims in the documentary seriously:

“We are talking about John McAfee so anything is possible but the likelihood of him being in Texas and that being shared to the world in a Netflix documentary is unlikely. Texas is a great place but John was being held in a Spanish prison because of trumped charges against him from the IRS and the SEC, so I doubt he would choose to hide out in America.”

“John McAfee's life was shrouded in controversy and it is only fitting that his death is shrouded in controversy as well,” added Janice McAfee.

McAfee, whose software company was responsible for a well-known antivirus program that bears his name, often made headlines in the crypto space and mainstream media. In July 2017, he said that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) would reach $500,000 by 2020, claiming he would "eat [his] dick on national television" if the prediction failed to pass. He ultimately did not honor this bet, and later said the crypto asset price would reach $1 million by 2021.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, filed a complaint against McAfee and his associate Jimmy Gale Watson, Jr. in October 2020 for allegedly promoting an initial coin offering scheme. The District Court for the Southern District of New York subsequently found Watson guilty, imposing a cumulative fine of roughly $375,000. The SEC later dismissed all claims against McAfee as a result of his death.

Related: Janice McAfee can't 'accept the suicide story' about John's death

During his time in prison from October 2020 until his death in June 2021, McAfee regularly posted updates from his Twitter account, initially saying he was "content" with his situation and had friends in prison, describing the conditions of his incarceration and the loss of his crypto holdings. Janice McAfee continues to post related news articles and retweets to her husband’s 1.1 million followers.

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John McAfee Is Alive, Hiding Out in Texas, Ex-Girlfriend Claims in Netflix Documentary

John McAfee Is Alive, Hiding Out in Texas, Ex-Girlfriend Claims in Netflix DocumentaryJohn McAfee’s ex-girlfriend has made a claim that the former anti-virus tycoon is alive and well, living in Texas. That’s according to her statement made in the new Netflix documentary called “Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee.” Director Charlie Russell said Samantha Herrera probably doesn’t know if her statement is valid […]

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BCH House Venezuela Shows Real Cryptocurrency Adoption in First Documentary

BCH House Venezuela Shows Real Cryptocurrency Adoption in First DocumentaryBCH House Venezuela, an adoption organization, has published its first documentary on social media, where it shows the way in which Venezuelans are using cryptocurrency as a means of exchange. Roberto García, the founder of this initiative, shows us the level of adoption the BCH House initiative has reached in Barquisimeto — a city in […]

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‘Ethereum: The Infinite Garden’ Documentary Project Raises 1,036 Ether

‘Ethereum: The Infinite Garden’ Documentary Project Raises 1,036 EtherA documentary project called “Ethereum: The Infinite Garden” has raised 1,036 ether to complete its fundraising proposal. The project will use these funds to finance the first feature-length Ethereum documentary, that will cast members from the community and key individuals from the Ethereum Foundation, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. The initiative aims for a 2023 […]

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Notorious ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Launches ETH-Based Token to Help Legal Fund

Notorious ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Launches ETH-Based Token to Help Legal FundThe infamous Joseph Maldonado, aka “Joe Exotic,” from the docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” has launched his own Ethereum-based token. According to the website tiger-king.org, the project will also feature non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the proceeds from NFT sales will go toward helping Joe Exotic’s legal defense team and tiger rescue funding. ‘Tiger […]

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