Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders' Pocket $87M

Re:Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders... by marcosdumay on Monday February 17, 2025 @08:42AM (#43078908)

> but it’s just as possible that there are bots analyzing the X accounts of leaders and other notable people

Nah. Leaders and other notable people don't go around talking about niche subjects for no reason at all. It's way more likely that whoever made the transaction caused Milei talking about the coin (by whatever means you want to imagine, usually notable people accept money to promote things, but as much as Milei sound stupid enough to think he can do that as president - what is already a crime - I still expect it to be worse).

Also, there is the clear relationship between him and the coin creators.

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Re:Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders... by the_af on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:16AM (#43079223)

> usually notable people accept money to promote things

Some businessmen and entrepreneurs (or shady kinds of guys calling themselves so, anyway) are already denouncing Milei (or his close representatives, like his sister Karina, nicknamed "the boss") demanded money in exchange for favors / photo ops / etc. These are guys who have photos with him, not random strangers.

I think there's little doubt Milei is dirty, for all his talk denouncing the "political caste".

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