What Mcafee was really saying and how nuts is he?

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John McAfee is another one of these idiots that got rich during the dotcom bubble, and since they are so rich and bored, they spend their day on twitter talking about any trending subject, in this case Bitcoin.

John McAffee is a joke when it comes to BTC. Let him talk, he knows nothing.

This is the quote that OP is talking about:

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He didn’t specify if he will mine either BTC-ABC (8mb blocks) or Btc1 (2mb/SW) or (1mb/sw) but rather chose to follow only Jihan's fork simply because “I'm not an idiot.” While he maintains that only Jihan's fork will have value, he notes that there will be a huge damage to the main Bitcoin and its price “may go back to $40.”

Within the given projected period, McAfee puts the Ethereum price at somewhere between a penny and $200,000.

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Quote from: Wind_FURY on August 21, 2017, 07:09:30 AM

So it was the respondent who was trying to twist what really happened and he is now trying to use John McAfee's words about Bitcoin going to $500,000 and he is now trying to make everyone think McAfee really BitcoinCash.

But if McAfee really meant BitcoinCash then he will surely eat his penis in 5 years.

At that time when McAfee said these words we didn't even have Bitcoin Cash fork yet, we expected that we could have Jihan Coin.
Although his words are not 100% certain but I bet he clearly meant old Bitcoin and not Bitcoin Cash price spike will reach $500k.
Either way, I think this is crazy prophecy and I expect that combined prices of BTC and BCH won't even come close to half a million USD.

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Quote from: chesthing on August 19, 2017, 07:47:07 PM

This article says Mcafee was saying bch would be half a million each in 2 years, and that btc would be around $2400. If true, I nominate Mcafee for the biggest nutball in history (no, not just crypto history)

http://www.attractionlistbuilding.com/bitcoin/john-mcafee-bets-10-million-that-bitcoin-value-500000-in-3-years/

And that time he made that call, Bcash wasn't even around! Furthermore he said "Bitcoin will be worth so and so much". But Bcash is not Bitcoin. Even Jihan admitted that!! Therefore you can not say he was talking about Bcash being worth so much. Even if this was his intention, that guy is a joke, crazy as hell and he will lose his bet! No idea how any person can take that guy serious! He should stop sniffing his bath salts and all the other stuff he is consuming.

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I read his original tweet when bitcoin cash wasn't even released. He said bitcoin is going to be $500k. Bitcoin cash wasn't even a thing. You can ask him over twitter btw, he may or may not reply. Mcafee is active on twitter.

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Why does it even matter who the heck is mcaffe a owner of a business which has no connection with bitcoin in past and doesn't seem any possibilities in future also he is just a greedy investors who his taking advantage of his knowness and spreading shit around let him say whatever he wants

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Quote from: gentlemand on August 20, 2017, 05:54:52 AM

He clearly came out in favour of BCH a while back so I assume any subsequent comments about 'Bitcoin' regard that.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-stakes-his-name-10-mln-on-bitcoin-split

'However, the security expert later clarified in a series of tweets after much questioning that he was referring to the proposed fork of the top digital currency by a group seen to be championed by Jihan Wu.

That is, as a respondent puts it, McAfee’s initial $500,000 prediction was not for Bitcoin but “a new altcoin that you and Jihan will mine?” to which he responded:

“Jihan and thousands of others. THE Bitcoin. Please... count the f**king votes!!”'

Which makes the $500,000 prediction even more ludicrous than before.

So it was the respondent who was trying to twist what really happened and he is now trying to use John McAfee's words about Bitcoin going to $500,000 and he is now trying to make everyone think McAfee really BitcoinCash.

But if McAfee really meant BitcoinCash then he will surely eat his penis in 5 years.

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First of all, McAfee's known for his outbursts, no different from the company he keeps. If you're taken aback by stuff like this, you soon will get used to it. Secondly, he's just too easy a target for this to stand out. Kinda like Trump, you could spend all day picking at his tweets, verbal diarrhoea and rants on social media but even they know they don't always mean what they say. It's like those daily shows or comedy skits rehashing Trump to death. Might have been a bit of good fun for a while, but it gets old real quick. Enjoy the ride, if you like side entertainment. Or change your news sources, if you're outraged.

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Oh, I am always laughing at people who have the tendency to make a good publicity out of nothing but just their names and their tweeted words. Now, who cares about people like this? Is he an expert on Bitcoin that we should be listening to any words he has to say on Twitter? Let the man speak his mind to any medium he wanted to use. We don't have to give him that much attention.

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Quote from: gentlemand on August 20, 2017, 05:54:52 AM

He clearly came out in favour of BCH a while back so I assume any subsequent comments about 'Bitcoin' regard that.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-stakes-his-name-10-mln-on-bitcoin-split

'However, the security expert later clarified in a series of tweets after much questioning that he was referring to the proposed fork of the top digital currency by a group seen to be championed by Jihan Wu.

That is, as a respondent puts it, McAfee’s initial $500,000 prediction was not for Bitcoin but “a new altcoin that you and Jihan will mine?” to which he responded:

“Jihan and thousands of others. THE Bitcoin. Please... count the f**king votes!!”'

Which makes the $500,000 prediction even more ludicrous than before.

Yeah, right? this is the only article I ran across that made this clear, all others just make the assumption he was talking about btc.
I wonder if Mcafee is casholder, or kwukduck, or both?

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He clearly came out in favour of BCH a while back so I assume any subsequent comments about 'Bitcoin' regard that.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-stakes-his-name-10-mln-on-bitcoin-split

'However, the security expert later clarified in a series of tweets after much questioning that he was referring to the proposed fork of the top digital currency by a group seen to be championed by Jihan Wu.

That is, as a respondent puts it, McAfee’s initial $500,000 prediction was not for Bitcoin but “a new altcoin that you and Jihan will mine?” to which he responded:

“Jihan and thousands of others. THE Bitcoin. Please... count the f**king votes!!”'

Which makes the $500,000 prediction even more ludicrous than before.

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i searching on google with this keyword "mcafee Bitcoincash" didn't find that mcafee said that Bitcoincash would be half a million each in 2 years, and that btc would be around $2400.
https://www.coinspeaker.com/2017/07/19/john-mcafee-bitcoin-price-prediction/
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/07/18/john-mcafee-claims-one-bitcoin-will-worth-us500000-three-years/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-stakes-his-name-10-mln-on-bitcoin-split
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-24/john-mcafees-new-company-making-killing-bitcoins-no-one-gives-damn
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-24/john-mcafee-says-bitcoin-boom-to-put-mgt-capital-in-the-black
http://www.fonow.com/news/191190.html
http://bitcoinist.com/john-announces-mcafee-coin/
found this on op article

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That is, as a respondent puts it, McAfee’s initial $500,000 prediction was not for Bitcoin but “a new altcoin that you and Jihan will mine?” to which he responded

okay now i get it, you mean new altcoin that mined by Jihan and mcafee is Bitcoincash right?

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Good old propaganda everywhere... And you guys believes in "news" written on some webpage like small child

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Quote from: chesthing on August 19, 2017, 07:47:07 PM

This article says Mcafee was saying bch would be half a million each in 2 years, and that btc would be around $2400. If true, I nominate Mcafee for the biggest nutball in history (no, not just crypto history)

http://www.attractionlistbuilding.com/bitcoin/john-mcafee-bets-10-million-that-bitcoin-value-500000-in-3-years/

Was this when he said he will eat his penis on national TV if it does not happen? This is old news and before the BitcoinCash fork. He was clearly talking about Bitcoin during that time and it would be crazy to think that BitcoinCash will reach $500,000 in 3 years because it does not have the same merchant acceptance and dark market acceptance like BTC has.

The hash power of Bitcoin also has not decreased even though it is more profitable to mine on BitcoinCash.

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It is possible that in the future BTC will be the coin used for everyday transactions (with lighting network, satellites, etc), whereas BCH will be a reserve coin, used for stock markets and big money deals (banks, corporations, cartels, etc). BCH is centralized, Jihan controls it, and it looks similar to ETH which is controlled by Vitalik and is also backed by big corporations, oil trustees, etc, so it looks like it can gain support from such sectors.

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Quote from: chesthing on August 19, 2017, 08:31:23 PM

Quote from: dalexc on August 19, 2017, 08:30:08 PM

That article does not seem to be clear. Every other article states that he said 1 btc will equal 500k. Either way, who cares?

Who cares - arfkm?
Either this article is totally full of shit or Mcafee is betting on bitcoin cash. I'd like this cleared up, anyone?

you don't need to read a random article on an unknown website to know the truth!
go find the source where Mcafee said that. if i am not mistaken it was his twitter where he made a new tweet saying "bitcoin will reach $50K" and then people went nuts and he said "i will give myself a BJ on national TV if it didn't" Cheesy

and by the time he said it, BCH was not even a thing.

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Quote from: DaMut on August 19, 2017, 08:51:35 PM

it's very obvious,he said Bitcoin will hit $500.000 in the next 3 years not Bitcoin Cash,
He said this when they want to know about their option :
“Jihan and thousands of others. THE Bitcoin. Please… count the f**king votes!!”

they want to know,what will they choose,not said he's supporting it.
read here :
https://www.coinspeaker.com/2017/07/19/john-mcafee-bitcoin-price-prediction/
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-17/massive-spike-bitcoins-causes-john-mcafee-make-outrageous-prediction-promises-eat-hi
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/07/18/john-mcafee-claims-one-bitcoin-will-worth-us500000-three-years/

a lots of article said about Bitcoin not Bitcoin Cash,

Read more, troll less. Do I really need to say more than that? Read the quotes of what he's saying. He's not calling bitcoin "THE bitcoin". Got it now? Read the article.

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it's very obvious,he said Bitcoin will hit $500.000 in the next 3 years not Bitcoin Cash,
He said this when they want to know about their option :
“Jihan and thousands of others. THE Bitcoin. Please… count the f**king votes!!”

he want to know,what will they choose,not said he's supporting it.
read here :
https://www.coinspeaker.com/2017/07/19/john-mcafee-bitcoin-price-prediction/
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-17/massive-spike-bitcoins-causes-john-mcafee-make-outrageous-prediction-promises-eat-hi
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/07/18/john-mcafee-claims-one-bitcoin-will-worth-us500000-three-years/

a lots of article said about Bitcoin not Bitcoin Cash,

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Quote from: dalexc on August 19, 2017, 08:30:08 PM

That article does not seem to be clear. Every other article states that he said 1 btc will equal 500k. Either way, who cares?

Who cares - arfkm?
Either this article is totally full of shit or Mcafee is betting on bitcoin cash. I'd like this cleared up, anyone?

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That article does not seem to be clear. Every other article states that he said 1 btc will equal 500k. Either way, who cares?

chesthing

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READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE
It says Mcafee was talking about the forked bch being worth $500k, not btc let me know your thoughts
AFTER YOU READ THE ARTICLE

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