As Bitcoin Sinks Crypto Bros Party Hard on a Blockchain Cruise
John McAfee
John McAfee  is interviewed by RT television network. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
But perhaps the biggest draw on the Blockchain Cruise was  John McAfee   the anti-virus software pioneer with a checkered past. In 2012  while living in Belize   McAfee  had run-ins with local police for alleged unlicensed drug manufacturing and weapons possession  but was released without charge. At one point  Belize police started a search for him as a person of interest in connection with the murder of his neighbor.  McAfee  said  he  was innocent and that  he  fled Belize because of persecution by corrupt officials.
 He  now helps run MGT Capital Investments Inc.  a small-cap tech company with a Bitcoin mining business.  He  has become a cryptocurrency evangelist on Twitter  touting the technology and various tokens to  his  more than 700 000 followers. Coinsbank  the digital currency exchange and wallet operator that organized the cruise  made  him  a headline speaker.
On Wednesday   McAfee  blamed the recent market slump on unfounded fear of government intervention.  He  urged cryptocurrency holders -- one of whom sported a âBuy The Dipâ t-shirt -- to stick with their bets.
âYou cannot force a ban on a distributed system â  McAfee  said in an interview after  his  speech. âItâs like how do you ban smoking weed? You canât ban it. People will come back.â
[TGT] is interviewed by RT television network. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
But perhaps the biggest draw on the Blockchain Cruise was   [TGT]    the anti-virus software pioneer with a checkered past. In 2012  while living in Belize   McAfee  had run-ins with local police for alleged unlicensed drug manufacturing and weapons possession  but was released without charge. At one point  Belize police started a search for him as a person of interest in connection with the murder of his neighbor.   [TGT] said   [TGT]   was innocent and that   [TGT]   fled Belize because of persecution by corrupt officials.
  [TGT]   now helps run MGT Capital Investments Inc.  a small-cap tech company with a Bitcoin mining business.   [TGT]   has become a cryptocurrency evangelist on Twitter  touting the technology and various tokens to   [TGT]   more than 700 000 followers. Coinsbank  the digital currency exchange and wallet operator that organized the cruise  made   [TGT]   a headline speaker.
On Wednesday    [TGT] blamed the recent market slump on unfounded fear of government intervention.   [TGT]   urged cryptocurrency holders -- one of whom sported a âBuy The Dipâ t-shirt -- to stick with their bets.
âYou cannot force a ban on a distributed system â   [TGT] said in an interview after   [TGT]   speech. âItâs like how do you ban smoking weed? You canât ban it. People will come back.â