Following the publication of a series of alleged messages written by businessman Hayden Davis, one of the creators of the $ Libra cryptocurrency, stating that he made payments and “controlled” the government of Argentine President Javier Milei, businessman’s advisers came to publicly deny these versions and claim that such conversations do not exist.
obtained by the newspaper The nation and through the website specializing in cryptors Coin DeskHayden Davis, one of the creators of the pivot cryptocurrency of the scandal that shook Milei, sister of the president and secretary general of the presidency. The goal would be to obtain influence within the government.
The main message would have been sent last December 11 before the current Cryptogate scandal. It was for an executive of an investment company in cryptocurrencies. Davis sought to launch a memecoin (trends -based digital financial assets, or memes, from the internet, such as $ pound) linked to Milei.
He says: “genius, we can also make Milei share in X, have meetings with the person and promote [a criptomoeda]. I control this nigga [termo racista em inglês].”
The interlocutor tells him that this was crazy, and he adds: “I send money to your sister [Karina Milei] And he signs what I say and do what I want. Crazy. ”
In another conversations, people who had invested in $ Libra say Hayden Davis was “out of control.” “Crazy; He felt he had discovered the formula for printing money. ”
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So far, there is no evidence that payments have actually occurred, and Casa Rosada has not commented on the content of the messages.
After disclosure of the content, Michael Padovano, a spokesman for Davis, spoke to the site Coindesk to provide your version. THE Coindesk It was the first vehicle to publish the payment version. “In revised text messages, Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, said he could ‘control’ Milei due to the payments he had been making Karina Milei, a powerful figure in government,” said the expert site note.
The $ Libra creator spokesman said that “different notes in the press say I paid President Javier Milei or his sister Karina Milei to launch Memecoin Libra. They are completely false. I never made any payment to them, nor did they ask him. Its only concern was to ensure that Libra’s profits benefited the people and the economy of Argentina. This is no more than a politically motivated attack on President Milei, ”he wrote.
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Karina Milei, nicknamed El Jefe by the president himself, is considered the main gateway to the Argentine president. It is a role she always had, encouraging and advising her older brother in particular, but as secretary of the presidency she is also responsible for authorizing or denying many of the visits that Milei receives.
In addition to receiving Davis, Milei met with Julian Peh, the executive director of Kip Protocol, another of the companies involved in the launch of $ Libra.
In both cases, the nexus was Mariano Novelli, owner of a financial training company, N&W Professional Partners, in which Milei taught classes and was a frequent visitor to Casa Rosada in recent months.
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On January 15, in a group chat of crypto, Davis revealed that his goal was to “get as much” from the operation as possible in the face of the question about whether he intended to maintain an increase in the amount of $ pound or quickly distribute profits.
A month later, on February 14 in the afternoon, Milei recommended $ Libra in an X post. He presented him as a “private project” dedicated to “encouraging the growth of the Argentine economy.”
From that moment on, the demand for cryptocurrency fired and inflated its value until majority investors removed profits of $ 90 million and $ Libra collapsed. Amid questions and accusations of fraud, Milei deleted the tweet and claimed that “he was not familiar” with the project.
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The biggest beneficiary of Solana -based Memecoin release was Davis and Kelsier Ventures (his company). The portfolios controlled by the entities generated more than $ 100 million in the early hours of $ pound thanks to the use of privileged information. That’s when he fired at 5 dollars and then plummeted more than 95%.
Argentina presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said on Tuesday, 18, before the disclosure of the messages, which is “insulting” speculating that there were bribes in the case. “We understand that there was no attitude that was against public ethics,” he said.
Milei gave an interview to a local TV on Monday, 17, to talk about the topic. He guaranteed who was the condition of “optimistic technology”. But the matter was overshadowed by the fact that the program was edited at the request of its advisor, Santiago Caputo, currently one of the people with the most political power in Argentina.
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Before the interview was conveyed, Milei’s surroundings had been trying to push the president from the crisis. In reserved conversations, employees of Casa Rosada told Clarín that Milei would have been “fooled” by the virtual currency operators.
Officially, the last statement of Casa Rosada was issued on Saturday, when the government announced that it would activate the anti -corruption office to investigate if there was improper conduct and launch an internal investigation into the case, which was criticized by opponents for having little transparency, already which would be an executive body investigating the executive himself.
Internally, the government recognizes that there have been several meetings with the traders behind the cryptocurrency since last year, but denies that Javier Milei has responsibility for the millionaire loss of people who invested in $ Libra, according to the investigation of the Clarin.
Javier Milei himself said he met Hayden Davis, creator of $ Libra last year and that he would have proposed a structure to finance entrepreneurs. “The tweet was written in this format. I explained that this was to fund Argentines who have projects but have no access to financing. And in the midst of it, there were several things, ”he said.
Asked about the political impact, Milei said he acted in good faith, but learned a lesson. “I did not make any mistake because I acted in good faith. When I see the repercussion, I can say that I have something to learn. I have to learn that taking the presidency and continued to be Javier Milei ever. Unfortunately, it shows me that I have to raise barriers, it can’t be easy to reach me. ”
Milei saw himself at the center of the controversy after announcing on Friday, 14, at X, a project to finance local companies, with link to the cryptocurrency created on the same day. Shortly thereafter, he deleted the publication and the presidency denied that he was related to the initiative.
The subject came to court, which investigates the case.
At least one impeachment request against Milei has already been filed, although its viability is difficult in the current conformation of the local House and Senate.
