LIBRA Skyrockets 80% As President Milei Dissolves Investigation Task Force

LIBRA is up over 80% after Argentine President Javier Milei disbanded a task force dedicated to investigating the token. The Investigative Task Unit (UTI) forwarded all its information to the national prosecutor’s office.

This may or may not hamper some of the investigations, but there is strong pressure to investigate Milei’s financial ties. This act does nothing to change the criminal charges currently filed against Argentina’s head of state.

President Milei and the LIBRA Scandal

The LIBRA pump and dump was a major scandal for Argentina’s crypto community, especially because of President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement.

Criminal charges have been filed against Milei, and both the courts and legislature have been investigating him. However, these investigations may have reached a speed bump, according to local reports:

“The Government believes that the information collected [by UTI] was forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and that the [UTI] has fulfilled its assigned task,” read a decision officially dissolving the UTI. It was signed by President Milei and Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona.

LIBRA was a massive rug pull that severely diminished Milei’s public approval in Argentina. However, the Solana-based meme coin itself is still alive.

Since its launch and collapse in February, LIBRA has never reclaimed anything like its former success, but it’s rallying today. The asset climbed over 80% before dropping slightly.

LIBRA Price Performance. Source: CoinGecko

This isn’t the first time that LIBRA has spiked in accordance with President Milei’s statements and actions. For example, it briefly recovered 60% after Milei reposted a purchasing guide, but a disastrous TV interview sent it crashing again the same day.

Currently, LIBRA is an orphaned meme coin, which does not generally suggest long-term stability.

However, one aspect of the incident does seem easier to predict. Even if the LIBRA-specific task force has been disbanded, several investigations are targeting President Milei’s exact involvement in the project.

Last week, a federal judge ordered the release of financial records from Milei, his sister, and three other associates. These figures also had their assets frozen.

Additionally, domestic LIBRA scrutiny isn’t the only thing that Milei has to worry about. Many LIBRA investors were US citizens, sparking the possibility that American enforcement agencies could prosecute him.

This has not happened, but local media claimed that some of these investors are filing a class-action suit. So much scrutiny will not simply vanish overnight.