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- President Javier Milei made it clear that he only shared information about the $ wave, and not actively promoting it.
- Milei met Hayden Mark Davis to develop funding for entrepreneurs but denies the impact of extensive investors.
Argentine President Javier Milei defends himself in the midst of fraud allegations and demands impeachment after his promotion of the Libra token. Speaks under one interview With Jonathan Viale on TN’s “¿La wes?” On Monday, Milei claimed that he simply shared information about the project rather than actively promoting it.
“I didn’t market it, I shared it,” Milei explained. “I did it because I’m a fanatical technooptimist.”
“I acted in good faith and I got hit,” Milei said, talking about the controversy. He claimed that the incident only affected a small number of Argentines, where most investors were Chinese and American.
Milei explained the reason for sharing and stated that he shared the information about the $ vibra tokens because he is enthusiastic about such Project and Discovered it shortly after creation.
“I shared this as if I shared hundreds of things. My Tweet was three minutes after the coin was created because I am a fan of this, “he Mentioned.
Milei claimed that those who invested in the $ Libra were well aware of the risks involved. He questioned claims of widespread influence and insisted that the actual figure was much less than 44,000.
“The claim that 44,000 people were affected simply wrong. The actual number is close to 5,000, highest. And it is very unlikely that some Argentinians were involved. These are sophisticated traders, volatility traders who knew what they got, ”he claimed. “… they did it voluntarily.”
The president revealed that he met Hayden Davis, as facilitated token launchat Casa Rosada in October 2024. He said to Davis proposed to create a financing structure for entrepreneurs who lacked traditional financing options.
“When the wave became public, I spread the word,” Milei said, explaining that his first tweet was to help Argentine who Don’t have Access to traditional financing.
When asked why he deleted the tweet, Milei said he removed it because of negative feedback.
“When people started saying that my account was hacked, I attached the tweet to show that it really was me. But then the negative comments stacked, so I took down the tweet to avoid confusion. But I’ve never removed it – I just hid it, ”he said.
He denied the government’s involvement in the operation but warned that “if the legal system decides something else, the managers will roll.”
