"Liberal Argentina is growing!!! began the now-famous message, which introduced what was presented as a private project supposedly aimed at boosting the growth of the Argentine economy by funding small businesses and Argentine ventures. It included a link to a website vivalalibertadproject.com and the code for a contract that allowed interested users to find this unknown token in their digital wallets."
"Part of this operation was confirmed by U.S. citizen Hayden Davis, CEO of the company that created $Libra. According to a recent report by the Argentine newspaper Clarin, Milei had signed a confidential contract with Davis 15 days earlier naming him as his crypto adviser. Davis is a key figure in this story. The man who appears in a selfie next to the president wearing goldrimmed glasses boasted within his circle that he could get Milei to do anything he asked:"
On the evening of February 14, 2025, Javier Milei posted a message promoting a new $Libra cryptoasset and provided a website link and contract code. The token had been created roughly thirty minutes before the post and initial funds were moved five minutes prior by its developers. The token surged violently and then collapsed, with developers selling hours later and capturing estimated profits of $80–$100 million. U.S. citizen Hayden Davis, CEO of the company that created $Libra, confirmed part of the operation and had a confidential contract naming him Milei's crypto adviser fifteen days earlier. Investigations one year later remain inconclusive.
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