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US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal
29.5.2025
A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin.Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows nearly $57 million worth of USDC (USDC) was frozen on May...
US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal
29.5.2025
A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin.Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows nearly $57 million worth of USDC (USDC) was frozen on May...
Latam Insights: Milei Dissolves Libra’s Investigation, Colombian CBDC Comes out of Stealth
25.5.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Argentine President Javier Milei dissolves the group investigating Libra, Colombia pilots CBDC on Cosmos, and the largest bank in Guatemala taps crypto...
Milei Dissolves Argentine Task Force Investigating Alleged Libra Market Manipulation
20.5.2025
The Argentine government dissolved the Investigation Task Unit (UTI), a Justice Ministry body created three months ago to probe alleged market manipulation linked to the LIBRA crypto meme coin promoted by President Javier Milei, according to a Ministry of Justice decree. Investigation Into Libra...
Argentina's Milei shuts down task force investigating LIBRA scandal
20.5.2025
Argentine President Javier Milei has dissolved a task force established to investigate the fallout from LIBRA, the scandalous cryptocurrency project the head of state promoted on his social media channel before it crashed to zero. The Investigative Task Force (ITU) was dissolved via a May...
Javier Milei shuts down task force investigating LIBRA scandal
20.5.2025
Argentine President Javier Milei has dissolved a task force established to investigate the fallout from LIBRA, the scandalous cryptocurrency project the head of state promoted on his social media channel before it crashed to zero. The Investigative Task Force (ITU) was dissolved via a May...
Milei Closes Down LIBRA Investigative Unit After It Shares Findings With Prosecutors
20.5.2025
The country's Department of Justice claims the investigative unit has fulfilled its purpose
Argentine Judge Orders Financial Disclosure of President Milei in LIBRA Fraud Case
18.5.2025
Argentine federal judge María Servini has ordered banks to disclose President Javier Milei’s and his sister Karina’s financial records as part of a probe into an alleged LIBRA cryptocurrency fraud tied to millions in losses. Argentine President Milei Skips Mediation as Judge Seeks Financial Records...
As Meta Said to Mull Tokens, Senator Warren Calls for Blocking Big Tech Stablecoins
9.5.2025
While the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee argues for stablecoin limits, she and colleagues also questioned Binance's talks with Treasury
Latam Insights: Argentine Congress Takes Aim at Libra, Crypto Now Seizable in Brazil
14.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Argentine lower chamber will investigate Libra’s launch, cryptocurrency can now be legally seized in Brazil, and the Brazilian CBDC...
Argentine Congress to Formally Investigate Government Officials’ Involvement With Libra
11.4.2025
The lower chamber of the Argentine Congress approved the creation of a commission to formally investigate the involvement of government officials with Libra, the cryptocurrency shared by President Javier Milei. The group will begin its investigative work on April 23. Argentine Congress to Open...
Argentine lawmakers back Milei probe in Libra crypto scandal
9.4.2025
Lawmakers in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies backed an investigation into President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) cryptocurrency scandal.According to an April 8 report by local news outlet Buenos Aires Times, deputies in the lower house voted 128 to 93...
Argentina’s Congress Launches Probe Into LIBRA Fiasco
9.4.2025
Lawmakers move to investigate the controversial token promoted by President Milei after investors suffered major losses
The $LIBRA Debacle: Political Endorsements Are Driving Rug Pulls
27.3.2025
Crypto has struggled for years to get acceptance. Political meme coins could ruin this progress very quickly, says Agne Linge, Head of Growth at WeFi
Argentine poll suggests 57% don’t trust President Milei after LIBRA scandal
27.3.2025
Nearly 58% of Argentinians said they don’t trust President Javier Milei following his involvement in the $4.6 billion Libra crypto scandal, according to a recent poll. “More than a month after the crypto fraud scandal broke out, how much do you trust Milei today?” polling...
Latam Insights Encore: Libra’s Case Outcome Will Set a (Likely Bad) Predecent for Meme Coins
25.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the recent clarification about meme coins not constituting securities could affect the Libra case, shielding founders from legal and civil actions...
Latam Insights: Libra’s Class Action Lawsuit, Brazil’s Bitcoin Wages Bill
24.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Libra’s founders face a class action lawsuit, a bitcoin wages bill is introduced in the Brazilian Congress, and a Venezuelan minister...
Libra’s ‘Misleading Launch’ Faces Class-Action Lawsuit
19.3.2025
The class action lawsuit, filed by Burwick Law before the Supreme Court of New York, alleges that Kelsier Ventures, KIP Protocol, Meteora, and other related parties orchestrated an unfair token launch, misleading purchasers and harming Libra’s retail investors. Burwick Law Introduces Class Action...
LIBRA memecoin orchestrators named as defendants in US class-action suit
18.3.2025
The Libra token scandal is set to be reviewed by the Supreme Court of New York after a newly filed class-action lawsuit accused its creators of misleading investors and siphoning over $100 million from one-sided liquidity pools.Burwick Law filed the suit on behalf of its clients against Kelsier...
Libra, Melania creator’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ memecoin crashes 99%
16.3.2025
The creator of the Libra (LIBRA) token has launched another memecoin with some of the same concerning onchain patterns that pointed to significant insider trading activity ahead of the coin’s 99% collapse.Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) and the Libra token...