John McAfee Will Shine Light on the Crypto World During His 2020 Presidential Campaign

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Entrepreneur John McAfee is running for president in 2020, but he does not intend to become POTUS. Instead, he just wants the stage to "tell the truth."

And during his run, Mr. McAfee plans to preach the benefits of cryptocurrencies.

Mr. McAfee told his followers that the blockchain technology will be the center of his campaign message in an Oct. 10 tweet.

"My POTUS run can spark a free people. But our hearts must first be free. We can only create what we are. An angry people cannot create peace. A hateful people can build no loving structure. If we accept the Blockchain as our guiding light, our hearts and our minds can be free," he said.

And with such a huge stage, Mr. McAfee has the perfect opportunity to spread the adoption of the technology that is going to change our lives forever…

John McAfee Knows Blockchain Is the Way of the Future

Right now, there are over 2,000 cryptocurrencies and tokens listed on CoinMarketCap.com. Some may disappear and projects will fail, but the point is there's a demand for non-inflationary currencies with secure transactions and low fees.

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Right now, cryptocurrencies have a market cap of $210 billion. That's worth more than Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) combined.

As far as blockchain technology, the global market is expected to grow from $210 million in value in 2016 to $2.3 billion by 2021.

That's a 995% increase in just five years.

And while we're all in on cryptocurrencies, the next gold rush is here. This time, it's in legal cannabis…