The press release offers some information on how McAfee hooked with CryptoSecure: at a recent Blockchain cruise conference where he was a keynote speaker. They had a discussion about lack of security in the cryptocurrency markets and he is said to have appraised. Thus, the company’s Trusted Solaris OS, One Time Pad infrastructure project. McAfee confirmed on Wednesday that he is advising the company.
Key Capital, which focuses on mining precious metals is leading development at the startup. The company’s share shot almost 400 percent after the announcement of appointment of McAfee as a strategic advisor.
It is not the first time McAfee is part of a crypto company. However he just parted, in January, with MGT where he was chief cybersecurity visionary since August. The decision of parting with the company came as the company was advises not to have McAfee as its officer or director. In order to get uplist on the New York Stock Exchange after delisting in October 2016.
McAfee said the decision was mutual.
He was also involved in some controversies with Verge cryptocurrenciesahead of their launching of their new privacy protocol called Wraith as previously reported. He said his phone was hacked and the posts in support of the cryptocurrency made on his Twitter account.
