The American billionaire Charles Hoskinsonco -founder of Ethereum (ETH) and Cardano (ADA) cryptocurrencies, said people at an event in Buenos Aires asked for money to make a meeting of him easier with Argentina president Javier Milei last October. The statements were made by Hoskinson on a live broadcast on his X -profile, former Twitter, on Saturday night (15).
after promoting the newly created $ Libra cryptocurrency in its Instagram and X profiles. In a post, which was erased after the repercussion, the Argentine president. A few hours after the publication, cryptocurrency had a sudden appreciation and devaluation.
Hoskinson said he was approached by people who met “along the way” at Tech Forum, an event that brings together entrepreneurs from the technological sector and was attended by Milei. The billionaire went to Buenos Aires motivated by a promise that he would have a conversation alone with the Argentine president, however, when he arrived at Tech Forum, he found that the meeting would only happen if he paid for her.
“We know a lot of people along the way and they tell us,“ You know, you give us something and we can make a meeting. Magic things can happen, ”said the businessman in the video while making a money gesture with his fingers.
Hoskinson stated that he rejected the proposal because it would be a violation of (law of corruption practices abroad in the English translation). “And suddenly they stopped talking to us,” he said.
Throughout the transmission, which lasted about 14 minutes, the American defended Milei’s innocence. He believes that people close to the Argentine president have taken advantage of his lack of knowledge about the cryptocurrency market to “make a lot of money.”
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“They basically left him to clean the mess after they fled,” he said. “I am very sad that this is the result, and only one event will cause a lot of political damage to him,” added the businessman.
Founder of $ Libra was also at the event quoted by Hoskinson
Singapurense Julian Peh, CEO of Kip Network, one of the companies behind the creation of $ Libra, was also at Tech Forum, according to the Argentine newspaper The nation.
At the time, Peh even posted a photo with Milei and said he had “the honor of talking in depth” with the Argentine president. “We have something big being prepared for Argentina and Latin America, so be aware of this space,” said the businessman in the photo caption.
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Milei said she didn’t know the details about $ pound
After the post of Milei, the $ Libra began to value itself very quickly and reached a value close to $ 5,000 (almost $ 28.5 thousand according to the last quotation) within hours. According to The nationabout 80% of cryptocurrency assets were in the hands of developers.
With the trigger motivated by the high volume of investment in $ Libra, the developers began to sell their assets, which made the currency lose practically all their value. Also according to “La Nacion”, the volume of funds moved by purchases and sales reached $ 4.5 billion in the interval of two hours.
After the repercussion, Milei deleted her publication on $ Libra. At first, defenders even believed that his profile had been the target of a hacker’s fraud or action, but the president’s advisory stated that he had indeed publicized.
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At X, Milei said she was not on top of the project details, and that after understanding better, she decided not to disclose it anymore. “For the filthy political rats of the political caste that want to take advantage of this situation to cause damage, I would like to say that each day confirms how low the politicians are and increases our conviction of expelling them,” he added.
Opposition asks for investigation and already speaks of impeachment
The opposition was not slow to press for investigation and already considered even. Deputies of the Union Block for the Fatherland, led by Peronism, began preparing the request to overthrow the president, calling the case of “unprecedented scandal” and “cryptocurrency fraud”.
Even former president Mauricio Macri, coupled with the government, shared on the networks a party document he founded, the Pro, which expresses concern for the scandal, emphasizing that the case “affects the credibility of the country” and should be investigated thoroughly. However, the statement points out that the movement is not favorable to a political judgment in the case.
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Amid opposition pressures and the repercussion of the case in the Argentine press, the Argentine government announced on Saturday night that it would install an “urgent investigation” on the case. The Argentine presidency announced that “in light of events, Milei decided to immediately refer the matter to the anti -corruption office (OA) to determine if there was improper conduct by any member of the national government, including the president himself.”
The statement issued by the government also announced the creation of an “investigative task force” in the president’s orbit, in charge of “starting an urgent investigation into the launch of the $ Libra cryptocurrency and all companies or people involved in this operation”.
