đ¨ $280M Crypto Scandal: Argentinaâs President Under Fire Over Meme Coin Meltdown đŚđˇ
In February 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei publicly endorsed LIBRA, a new meme coin, calling it âa tool for economic freedom.â
đ The coin soared as retail investors rushed in.
đĽ Days later, it crashed 90%, wiping out $280M+ in value.
đ Trust in local exchanges collapsed.
Now, Milei is facing:
100+ criminal complaints in Argentina âď¸
A federal investigation into market manipulation đ
A U.S. class-action lawsuit accusing him of misleading promotion đź
Calls for impeachment by opposition leaders đ§¨
âI believed in the project. I never profited from it.â - Milei.
But critics say this was a "state-backed pump and dump."
As chaos unfolds, Bitcoin adoption is rising, while altcoins and meme tokens face major skepticism in Latin America.
Is this a turning point for responsible crypto leadership?
đ§ Lessons:
Public figures shilling unregulated coins = dangerous.
Decentralization â immunity from accountability.
Trust is everything in crypto.
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