Why does a passed-away person, John Mcafee, has something to do with this? Who is the person you are referring to?
I am just surprised why it gets no attention.
Simply because those who seek truly by-default privacy coin chosses the project who did not brag too much about, like, the team made great development and staking-related rewards. They are focused to use and utilize project who are verifiably secure and private, and the community itself are thriving for privacy-enabled/enhancing technologies, instead sole focusing on user acquisition by luring users to come to make money.