In WHACKD the John McAfee Legacy Lives On

It’s been two full months since the death of British-American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate John McAfee in Spain.

McAfee was found hanging in his cell in what Spanish officials say all signs “pointed to a suicide.” However, the internet and John’s wife were not quite so convinced, and conspiracies over the 73-year-old’s death popped up everywhere.

In the days following the mysterious death of the former antivirus tycoon John McAfee, an ERC20 token called whackd ($WHACKD) skyrocketed 733%.

WHACKD was created in November of 2019 by John McAfee and his team. When launched, McAfee opened an “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” contest, with the competition’s winners getting 10% of the coin’s supply. A few weeks later on December 1, 2019, McAfee shared an image of a tattoo with the text “$WHACKD” on his arm.

Designed as the ultimate social experiment, the Whackd project is meant to shine a light on the malicious actors in society and remove the power of influential entities: the market manipulators.

Following McAfee’s death, a growing community has been established, working together to promote the idea and vision of WHACKD and keep McAfee’s legacy alive.

What is WHACKD?

So, What is WHACKD? Put simply, WHACKD is a deflationary asset with a burn mechanism embedded in the ERC20 token’s smart contract. With every single transaction, 10% of the $WHACKD tokens sent are sacrificed to the burn address and these tokens are thus taken out of circulation forever. Additionally, one in every 1000 transactions is fully burnt.

WHACKD is a completely community-driven project built upon a decentralized Community Governance system with a Libertarian admittance program based entirely on the plurality of people recognizing a person as a “Core Contributor”. To become a “Core Contributor” a person has to be nominated by an existing member and approved by general consensus.

Operating as a roundtable, there is no singular authority, just as John McAfee, a reader of Altbitnews, who tweeted a review we did of his McAfee magic platform, would’ve wanted.

With a clear and defined roadmap in place, the team behind Whackd has already achieved some significant milestones. The WHACKD smart contract has been fully audited, which means that larger, more prominent listings should follow soon. Meanwhile, a WHACKD is already live and listed on TrustWallet.

Further down the line in Q4 of 2021, a number of key goals are expected to be achieved, including listings on CoinMarketCap, and CoinGecko. A Draft NFT Concept is expected also, tapping into the exponential growth in NFT gamification.

WHACKD to the Moon?

Without doubt there is an air of mystery and excitement around WHACKD – two things that could definitely be associated with its creator John McAfee. The maverick man’s antics and achievements inspired and entertained so many people around the world.

And now, the WHACKD token, available to buy on UniSwap, that he created less than two years ago, is going from strength to strength. Its growth fuelled partly by the spirit of John McAfee and also, a firmly held belief by some, that somewhere, the British-born libertarian, is smoking a big reefer, drinking a big pina colada, and enjoying watching the show.