The Twitter/X account of Janice McAfee, spouse of notorious cybersecurity professional John McAfee, introduced the launch of AIntivirus (AINTI), a memecoin tied to an AI-driven venture impressed by her late husband’s legacy.
The token, which went dwell on Jan. 23 at 1 A.M. GMT, reached a $100 million market cap inside 5 hours earlier than stabilizing close to $27 million. Its value fluctuated between $0.27 and $1 in the course of the first 11 buying and selling hours.
Per Janice McAfee’s X publish, the initiative combines John McAfee’s advocacy for privateness, crypto, decentralized expertise, and AI capabilities. The venture’s sensible contract deal with was shared alongside warnings in opposition to fraudulent tokens. In a separate publish, she emphasised leveraging her husband’s unfinished work to “broaden his legacy” amid the present market cycle. McAfee is alleged to be “John McAfee AI incarnated.”
The launch follows the Trump household’s success with the official TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins forward of the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration. Additional, it’s unsure whether or not the token is a pump-and-dump rip-off, with customers stating the usage of US English as an alternative of UK English, which Janice McAfee makes use of.
AIntivirus’s volatility mirrors patterns seen in celebrity-linked tokens, the place preliminary hype typically outpaces sustained demand. The token is already down 70% from its short-liven all-time excessive. The token’s efficiency aligns with broader memecoin tendencies, which have resurged as Bitcoin repeatedly assessments all-time highs above $100,000. Whereas the venture claims to combine AI instruments for cybersecurity—a nod to John McAfee’s antivirus software program—particular technical particulars stay undisclosed past a promotional web site.
The web site reads,
“In a world overrun by surveillance states, company greed and digital enslavement, the AIntivirus is the last word disrupter.
A string of defiance wrapped in cryptographic brilliance. If $AIntivirus represents freedom, privateness and sticking it to the institution, then take into account it endorsed. Use it properly, use it boldly, don’t let anybody let you know easy methods to dwell your life.”
The token’s contract deal with is ‘BAezfVmia8UYLt4rst6PCU4dvL2i2qHzqn4wGhytpNJW.’
and the supplies spotlight the dangers of ‘copycat scams.’
Importantly, it’s nonetheless unclear whether or not this launch is itself a rip-off fueled by hacking each McAfee accounts. Nevertheless, the neighborhood response has been combined no matter its origin.