Forks down: John McAfee reneges on promise to ‘eat his dick’ if Bitcoin fails to hit $1M

The Next Web
By Bryan ClarkJan 6, 2020, 10:40 pm196 pts
In 2017, John McAfee, the antivirus magnate, got a little caught up in Bitcoin’s hype cycle. When asked if Bitcoin would reach $500,000 in value within three years, McAfee responded: “if not, I will eat my dick on national television.” He then doubled down on the bet, saying his models predicted Bitcoin…

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