Judge Assigned to Investigate Javier Milei’s Role in Crypto Scandal

The Argentinian president briefly promoted a cryptocurrency called LIBRA whose value collapsed within hours of its launch.

Then-Argentine President-elect Javier Milei arrives at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 29, 2023. Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images

A judge has been assigned to investigate Argentine President Javier Milei’s role in promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed.

The controversy erupted on Feb. 14, when Milei directed his 3.8 million followers on X to a site for a cryptocurrency project called LIBRA.