Milei seeks compensation after Libra crypto charges dismissed

Key points

• All charges against Javier Milei and other defendants over the Libra token were dismissed.
• Milei says he endured a year, eight months and nine days of "lies, slanders, and insults".
• Deputy Maximiliano Ferraro accused the judge and prosecutor of discarding evidence and criticised the closed probe.

Argentina's President Javier Milei has called for compensation after all charges against him and other defendants in the Libra crypto case were dismissed, Bitcoin.com News reports. In posts on social media, Milei asked who would make up for the "lies, slanders, and insults" he says he faced over a year, eight months and nine days, hinting at possible legal action.

Milei described the investigation as a political and media operation intended to damage the presidency. He accused large Argentine press groups, naming La Nacion, of using the case to pressure the government in exchange for avoiding taxes, and listed several journalists he said had exploited the affair.

The case concerned the Viva La Libertad Project, known as the Libra token. Milei had shared its Solana contract on social media and said the private token would fund small Argentine companies; he deleted the post hours later as the price fell and said he had no links to the project.

The dismissal drew criticism.

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