On February 15th Mr Davis called himself “Javier Milei’s adviser” and said that he was “working with him and his team”. Mr Milei’s office has said the government has no connection to Mr Davis. This was not Mr Milei’s first brush with crypto controversy.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has found himself at the center of a cryptocurrency scandal after a token he promoted, Libra, led to massive losses for retail traders. Research firm Nansen estimates that 86% of those who invested in the memecoin lost money,