⸺ Bull case · November 29, 2017 ⸺
John McAfee
Founder, McAfee antivirusMedia
“I now predict Bitcoin at $1 million by the end of 2020. I will still eat my dick if wrong.”
Price at the call
$9,838
Today
$61,577
Target · end of 2020
$1M
Boldness of the call×102
Progress to target5%
Needs another ×16.2 from today’s $61,577.
If you’d listened
×6.26
+526% since the call
Annualized audacity
344%/yr
required return per year
Skin in the game
30/100
Wagered a body part — then welched, calling it 'a ruse.'
The most infamous bull call in crypto history: a 100x target with a body part wagered against it. Bitcoin closed 2020 near $29,000; McAfee never honored the bet and later dismissed it as 'a ruse.' Audacity, unpaid.