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Argentine Congress Backs Inquiry Into Milei Crypto Scandal

Argentine President Javier Milei's involvement in the cryptocurrency $LIBRA will face a congressional inquiry (Credit: AFP)

Argentina's Congress on Tuesday backed the creation of a commission of inquiry into a cryptocurrency promoted by President Javier Milei that soared then crashed, losing investors hundreds of millions of dollars.

The libertarian president hailed the $LIBRA meme coin as a "private project" aimed at "stimulating the growth of the Argentine economy, by financing small businesses and Argentine entrepreneurs."

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