Javier Milei is still on LIBRA, he has reposted a tutorial on how to buy the Solana memecoin
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Earlier today, Argentina’s President Javier Milei reposted a tutorial on X explaining how to purchase LIBRA, a Solana-based token he is currently being bashed for promoting. The post was originally published by Dario Epstein, the director of Buenos Aires financial research firm Research for Traders (RfT). In his post, citing Metamind Education co-founder Agustin Natoli, Epstein listed the steps on how it would take two hours to buy the controversial token. Como habia que hacer para comprar $LIBRA:1) Crear una wallet phantom (Solana)2) Comprar tokens de Solana (Exchange centralizado)3) transferir a tu wallet operando en un Exchange descentralizado4) pegar el contrato5) swapear los token de Solana por los de LibraY todo eso en… — Dario Epstein (@DarioEpstein) February 17, 2025 This involved creating a Phantom wallet, buying Solana tokens through a centralized exchange, transferring the coins to a decentralized trading platform, and then finally swapping them for Libra. President Milei shared the post on his official X account. Over six hours later, the RfT director clarified that his intention was to show just how complicated the process could be for a typical investor, but the criticism of Milei for sharing it had already piled up. Social media posts on Libra enrages investors As reported by Cryptopolitan, Milei “briefly” promoted LIBRA coin last Friday on X, claiming it would help fund small businesses and startups. The post included a link to purchase the token, prompting a surge in the coin’s value. However, within hours, Milei deleted the post, and the price of LIBRA plummeted, causing many investors to garner over $4 billion in losses. Several members of Congress are planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against the president, accusing him of misconduct related to the promotion of the cryptocurrency. According to a Monday Buenos Aires Herald exclusive, the country’s opposition group locally…
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