{"id":481083,"date":"2025-05-20T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=481083"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:20:13","slug":"milei-shuts-down-libra-task-force-probing-ties-to-his-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/milei-shuts-down-libra-task-force-probing-ties-to-his-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Milei shuts down LIBRA task force probing ties to his administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentinian president <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/javier-milei\/\">Javier Milei<\/a> has ordered the closure of the Task Force for Investigation (UTI) established earlier this year to examine his relationship with the LIBRA token, according to a<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boletinoficial.gob.ar\/detalleAviso\/primera\/325603\/20250520\">May 20 publication<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Argentina\u2019s Official Gazette.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milei and Justice Minister Mariano C\u00faneo Libarona signed Decree 332\/2025 to dissolve the task force. The decree stated the forwarding of information gathered to the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office, and that the UTI had completed its mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, local news outlet \u00c1mbito<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambito.com\/politica\/libra-el-gobierno-javier-milei-elimina-la-unidad-investigadora-y-da-cerrado-el-caso-n6147105\">reported<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Argentine judicial authorities have confirmed that the broader criminal investigation will continue under the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigators evaluate whether financial crimes or conflicts of interest occur when involving presidential associates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disbanded task force has not released any official findings, and the identities of the original LIBRA developers remain undisclosed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>LIBRA aftermath<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decree 114\/2025 formed the UTI. It tasked it with determining whether fraudulent activity or misconduct occurred in the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/argentinas-stock-market-plummets-amid-president-javie-mileis-libra-memecoin-scandal\/\">promotion and collapse of LIBRA<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a memecoin Milei personally endorsed via his official <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/x\/\">X<\/a> account on Feb. 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LIBRA case has generated widespread legal and political fallout. Shortly after Milei\u2019s public endorsement, which framed the token as a path to financial freedom, LIBRA\u2019s market capitalization surged to over $4.5 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rapid rise drew in large retail investment volumes, only for the token to crash by more than 85% within days. Trading liquidity evaporated, prompting accusations of market manipulation and insider profiteering, which resulted in<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/public-trust-in-argentine-president-javier-milei-craters-after-libra-memecoin-scandal\/\">Milei\u2019s public trust plummeting<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milei marketed LIBRA as a way to fund small ventures in Argentina. Following the crash, opposition lawmakers<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/libra-memecoin-scandal-triggers-argentinas-congressional-inquiry-into-milei\/\">accused the Milei administration<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of promoting an unregulated financial instrument to politically aligned investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, a federal judge in Argentina<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/judge-targets-central-figures-in-libra-scandal-with-asset-freeze-mileis-financial-ties-under-review\/\">ordered the freezing of assets<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to individuals tied to the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judge Mar\u00eda Servini also authorized investigators to bypass banking secrecy protections to examine the financial records of both President Milei and his sister, Karina Milei, amid allegations of links to the token\u2019s backers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the task force has not published a report with its investigation\u2019s results, the ties between LIBRA issuers and Milei\u2019s administration are unclear.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentinian president Javier Milei has ordered the closure of the Task Force for Investigation (UTI) established earlier this year to examine his relationship with the LIBRA token, according to a May 20 publication in Argentina\u2019s Official Gazette. Milei and Justice Minister Mariano C\u00faneo Libarona signed Decree 332\/2025 to dissolve the task force. 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