Argentina gov says bribe speculations insulting after president promotes crypto

19/2/2025 6:09

Argentina's presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said on Tuesday that it was "insulting" to speculate that bribes where involved in the case of libertarian President Javier Milei promoting a cryptocurrency that rapidly slumped.



Milei recommended the little-known crypto coin $LIBRA late on Friday in a post on X, but later deleted the posting and denied having any link to the cryptocurrency.



"We understand there was no attitude that went against public ethics," Adorni said in a press conference, saying there were no plans to fire any officials over wrongdoing.



A federal judge is investigating Milei's involvement in what the finance chamber said may have amounted to a "rug pull" scam.