Argentine President Javier Milei is facing a corruption probe into his promotion of a meme coin, which is a highly speculative form of cryptocurrency that’s seen a recent surge in popularity after President Donald Trump and his wife launched tokens of their own.

Argentina's aspirations for crypto adoption have been dealt a blow following the Libra meme coin scandal involving famed economist Javier Milei.</

A new report cites text messages that appear to show the crypto mogul bragging about exerting some sort of control over the Argentinian leader.