自由主义者总统和骗子硬币：哈维尔·麦利的模特在拉丁美洲受到打击

上周五，阿根廷的自由主义者总统哈维尔·米利（Javier Milei）在Twitter上发布了一个链接，以促进$ libra，这是一种新的加密货币，用他的话说，它将“促进阿根廷的经济增长，并为阿根廷的小型企业和企业家精神提供资金。”

Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, posted a link on X/Twitter last Friday to promote $Libra, a new cryptocurrency that, in his words, would “promote economic growth in Argentina and fund small business and entrepreneurship in Argentina.” The currency quickly rose in value, receiving support from the international cryptosphere and his base of hardcore supporters in Argentina. Within a few hours of Milei’s tweet, however, the coin became virtually worthless. The creators of the currency pulled their investments — around $100 million was withdrawn in total — resulting in multimillion-dollar profits for insiders and the sudden evaporation of the savings of some of Milei’s most ardent supporters.

阿根廷的自由主义者总统哈维尔·米利（Javier Milei）上周五在X/Twitter上发布了一个链接，以促进$ libra，这是一种新的加密货币，用他的话说，它将“促进阿根廷的经济增长，并为阿根廷的小型企业和企业家精神提供资金。”该货币很快上升，获得了国际加密赛和他在阿根廷的铁杆支持者的支持。然而，在麦莉推文的几个小时内，硬币几乎变得毫无价值。该货币的创造者将投资提取了 - 总共撤回了约1亿美元 - 导致内部人士的数百万美元利润以及一些麦莉（Milei）一些最热心的支持者的储蓄突然蒸发。

The fate of $Libra’s investors mirrored that of those who a few weeks earlier invested in $Hawk, the cryptocurrency launched by the “Hawk Tuah girl.” But the big difference was that $Libra was not the product of an internet personality but the president of the country with the world’s twenty-fourth highest GDP.

$ libra的投资者的命运反映了几周前投资$霍克的人的命运，这是“霍克·图阿女孩”发起的加密货币。但是最大的区别在于，$ libra不是互联网个性的产物，而是该国总统拥有全球二十四分之二的GDP。

Due to Milei’s saintlike status within the right-wing online community, the currency seemed a safe bet for those who ideologically identified with his political project. Some of his most loyal supporters reportedly lost their savings after investing in the currency. While the full effects of the apparent scam might not be known until much later, it is clear that Milei has seen a significant drop in support since the scandal, and lawsuits are currently being filed in Argentina and the United States.

由于麦利在右翼在线社区中的圣人身份，这种货币似乎是一个安全的赌注，对于那些在意识形态上识别他的政治项目的人来说，这是一个安全的赌注。据报道，他最忠诚的一些支持者在投资货币后损失了积蓄。虽然直到很久以后才知道明显的骗局的全部影响，但很明显，自丑闻以来，米利（Milei）的支持下降了，目前正在阿根廷和美国提起诉讼。

Political personalities across the Argentine ideological spectrum took to X to condemn Milei’s actions. Former right-wing president Mauricio Macri publicly distanced himself from Milei. The Trotskyist and Peronist opposition called for an impeachment trial, while centrist sectors called for a parliamentary investigation into the incident, which could constitute the first real threat to Milei’s presidency since he was inaugurated with popular support in December 2023.

阿根廷意识形态范围内的政治人物谴责了麦利的行动。前右翼总统毛里西奥·马克里（Mauricio Macri）与麦利（Milei）公开距离。托洛茨基主义者和佩隆主义者的反对派呼吁进行弹each审判，而中间派部门则呼吁对这一事件进行议会调查，这可能构成对麦莉总统任期的第一个真正的威胁，因为他于2023年12月获得了大众支持。

Milei, a serial tweeter, remained mostly silent on X for several days. Finally, on Monday night, he had the opportunity to make his case before the nation in a recorded interview with Todo Noticias, a station sympathetic to his agenda. But instead of apologizing, he doubled down, saying that he didn’t have to apologize because he didn’t promote $Libra; he just shared it, effectively comparing it to when a president visits a business. He then went on to state that he shared it from his personal account. Therefore, he did nothing wrong. There was no state involvement; it was an issue between private entities. He added that those who suffered losses should have known better, stating, “If you go to the casino, you lose money. What’s the complaint?”

连环高音扬声器麦利（Milei）在X上一直保持沉默几天。最终，在星期一晚上，他有机会在对他的议程的同情托多尼西亚斯（Todo Noticias）的录音采访中提出了自己的案子。但是他没有道歉，而是加倍，说他不必道歉，因为他没有宣传$ libra。他只是分享了它，有效地将其与总统访问企业时进行了比较。然后，他继续指出，他从个人帐户中分享了它。因此，他没错。没有国家参与；这是私人实体之间的问题。他补充说，那些遭受损失的人应该更好地知道：“如果您去赌场，您会亏钱。投诉是什么？”

Shortly after the interview, a clip surfaced of one of Milei’s advisers interrupting the interview when the interviewer, Jonatan Viale, pressed Milei on the difference between his personal and presidential account. In a lapse of journalistic integrity, the interviewer apologized, noting that the question could get Milei into legal trouble. Another scandal quickly followed when Hayden Davis, one of the cryptocurrency’s developers, boasted about paying bribes to Karina Milei, the president’s sister and chief of staff, to have Milei support the coin. Davis stated in texts riddled with racist slurs that he controls Milei, and that his sister can get him to sign whatever he says and do whatever he wants.

采访结束后不久，当采访者乔纳坦·维瓦勒（Jonatan Viale）向麦莉（Milei）施压他的个人和总统账户之间的区别时，麦莉（Milei）的一位顾问中断了一个剪辑。在新闻完整性的流逝中，访调员道歉，并指出这个问题可能会使麦莉陷入法律麻烦。当加密货币的开发商之一海顿·戴维斯（Hayden Davis）吹嘘向总统的姐姐兼参谋长卡琳娜·米利（Karina Milei）支付贿赂，以使米利（Milei）支持米利（Milei）支持硬币。戴维斯在带有种族主义诽谤的文字中说，他控制了麦莉，他的姐姐可以让他签署他所说的一切并做他想做的事。

It remains to be seen whether the opposition can effectively use the scandal to damage Milei politically. Milei is currently hiding from the media spotlight in the United States, while his party managed to get the Senate to dismiss an initial investigation into the scandal.

反对派是否可以有效地利用丑闻来损害麦利在政治上，还有待观察。米利目前正在美国躲藏在美国的媒体聚光灯下，而他的政党设法让参议院驳回了对丑闻的初步调查。

Meanwhile, outside Argentina, the scandal seems to have sent the Latin American right soul-searching. The endless barrage of social media posts and op-eds since December 2023 arguing that Milei is a model for the Right have suddenly come to a halt. In Chile, the Right has conveniently decided to remain silent, while in Brazil, the Right seems too preoccupied with the coup charges against former president Jair Bolsonaro (not to mention its own cryptocoin scandal) to be worried about the noise next door. Meanwhile, in Colombia, the Right’s 2026 presidential front-runner, Vicky Dávila, initially tried to distance herself from Milei, stating that she has always been critical of the crypto world, but since the scandal has blown over she’s doubled down on her praise of Milei’s model. It’s important to note that Dávila also hired campaign advisers who are connected to Millei through a network of right-wing and libertarian think tanks in the region. The scandal raises the prospect that Milei’s model could be a liability to the Latin American right in various elections that will take place this year and next.

同时，在阿根廷之外，丑闻似乎已经派出了拉丁美洲的右灵魂搜索。自2023年12月以来，社交媒体帖子和专栏文章无休止的弹幕认为，麦利是右翼的典范，突然突然停止了。在智利，右派已方便地决定保持沉默，而在巴西，右派似乎太忙于对前总统杰伊·博尔森罗（Jair Bolsonaro）的政变指控（更不用说其自己的加密货币丑闻）担心隔壁的噪音。同时，在哥伦比亚，右边的2026年总统阵容VickyDávila最初试图与Milei保持距离，并指出她一直对加密货币世界持批评态度，但由于丑闻爆发了，因此她对自己对她的赞誉一倍麦莉的模型。重要的是要注意，达维拉还聘请了通过该地区的右翼和自由主义者智囊团网络与Millei联系的竞选顾问。丑闻提出了一个前景，即麦莉的模式可能对今年和下一年举行的各种选举中的拉丁美洲权利负有责任。

The US right has not shown the same hesitation in regard to Milei. On Thursday, Elon Musk appeared together with Milei at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) wielding a chain saw, a gift

美国权利对麦利语没有表现出相同的犹豫。周四，埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk