Overview
- Clarín reported a two‑page agreement signed at the Casa Rosada on January 30, 2025, designating Hayden Mark Davis as an ad honorem adviser on blockchain and AI.
- The document, written in Spanish and carrying strict confidentiality clauses, outlined smart‑contract automation, public‑document digitalization, ecosystem development, and training commitments without remuneration.
- Lobbyists Mauricio Novelli and Manuel Terrones Godoy facilitated Davis’s access, with official records logging his entry and a brief meeting that preceded a selfie later posted by President Milei.
- Blockchain analyses cited in the coverage detail transfers tied to Davis, including US$499,000 moved seconds before the Casa Rosada meeting and US$507,500 sent 42 minutes after Milei’s X post, plus additional prelaunch crypto payments.
- $LIBRA launched on February 14, 2025, surged after Milei shared the contract address on X, then crashed more than 95% as creator‑linked wallets withdrew roughly US$99–107 million, spurring losses estimated above US$100 million and ongoing probes in Argentina and New York, while Milei maintains there was no fraud and says U.S. authorities released Davis’s assets.