Summary

Argentine President Javier Milei faces impeachment calls and fraud accusations after promoting the $LIBRA cryptocurrency on social media.

His endorsement caused a price surge, but after he deleted the post, the coin crashed, wiping out investor funds.

Critics accuse him of a “rug pull” scheme, while the government denies wrongdoing and announced an anti-corruption probe.

Argentina’s main opposition coalition calls the incident an “unprecedented scandal” and preparing to seek his impeachment.

    • FauxPseudo
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      63 months ago

      Came here to post the interview. Good stuff. Incriminating stuff.

  • @meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
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    203 months ago

    Ah, the sweet symphony of a crypto grift hitting the fan. Milei’s $LIBRA pump-and-dump scheme is just state-sanctioned Ponzi theater, proving even anarcho-capitalist messiahs can’t resist the siren song of digital snake oil. A president shilling shitcoins on Twitter? Peak late-stage capitalism.

    The opposition’s faux outrage is equally laughable. Kirchner’s crew clutching pearls over crypto scams? Pot calling the kettle corrupt. This isn’t governance—it’s a circus where clowns pass legislation between meme posts.

    The real tragedy? Citizens getting fleeced while the political class plays rug pull bingo. Democracy as a spectator sport, where voters choose between a dumpster fire and a tire fire. Milei’s “investigation” will vanish faster than that deleted tweet.

    Crypto was supposed to be the revolution. Instead, it’s just another brick in the pyramid scheme of modernity.

  • @distantsounds@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Sonic the Hedgehog impersonator, Javier Milei, crashed Argentina’s rings (read coins) and is a robuttnick spy…

  • @zephorah@lemm.ee
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    23 months ago

    This particular pic makes me think it’s an ad for a new BBC Jane Austen or other classic period piece production. No, it’s current events.