Eduardo Taiano, lead prosecutor, asked law enforcement, regulators, and exchanges to cooperate in the investigation of “Libragate,” where Argentina’s President Milei promoted Libra coin, which is suspected to be a pump and dump scheme

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Eduardo Taiano, lead prosecutor, asked law enforcement, regulators, and exchanges to cooperate in the investigation of “Libragate,” where Argentina’s President Milei promoted Libra coin, which is suspected to be a pump and dump scheme

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12:00am, Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Taiano has requested the freezing of over $110 million in proceeds from Libra’s launch, according to local media outlet Clarín. Taiano also intends to recover deleted social media posts, including Milei’s initial endorsement, and requested phone records and visitor logs from the presidential residence and office
Federal Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, who is currently probing President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in “Libragate,” is also seeking recovery of his deleted social media posts.
Taino has asked international exchanges, law enforcement and regulators to cooperate in freezing funds, Argentine daily Clarín reported.
The lead prosecutor investigating Argentine President Javier Milei's alleged participation in a scandal involving LIBRA has requested the freezing of assets related to the case and the recovery of deleted social media posts, including a Milei tweet promoting the Solana-based meme token. Eduardo Taiano also requested detailed records of LIBRA transactions.

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