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Argentina's president shows true free market spirit by helping scammers steal $87 million from his followers

Argentina's president shows true free market spirit by helping scammers steal $87 million from his followers

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 17, 2025
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Javier Milei, President of Argentina (Matias Lynch / Shutterstock.com)

Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei just learned why you shouldn't shill random cryptocurrencies to your followers. After promoting a sketchy memecoin called "Libra" to his social media followers, the token skyrocketed 2,000% in 40 minutes before face-planting into crypto o…

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