海登·马克·戴维斯 (Hayden Mark Davis) 是阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱 (Javier Milei) 支持的 Libra 代币的幕后推手,该代币的价值已大幅下跌,他似乎持有投资者 1 亿美元的资金,但他坚称这“不是随机骗局”。
2 月 16 日星期日对阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱 (Javier Milei) 来说是一场灾难,因为他在 X 上宣传“Viva La Libertad 计划”(也称为股票代码 LIBRA),因此政治对手威胁要对他进行弹劾审判。
该代币在 Solana 上推出,旨在帮助阿根廷的经济,但在首次亮相后仅数小时就暴跌了 90% 以上,因为内部钱包套现了超过 1 亿美元的流动资金,导致市值蒸发 40 亿美元。
然而,似乎 Milei 并不是唯一一个推动该代币发行的人。相反,这似乎是一项集体行动,各方现在互相指责。阿根廷总统 Javier Milei 推动的 LIBRA 代币发行涉及几个关键个人和组织:
Shortly after Libraâs price collapsed and Milei deleted his endorsement post, he published a new one, saying he was ânot aware of the details.â KIP Protocol then issued a clarification statement emphasizing that Peh and other members of its team had met Milei in October 2024, though Libra was not discussed at the time.
The firm stated that KIP had no role in launching the token, wasnât connected to Davis in any way, and didnât make any money from the project.
As of now, Hayden Mark Davis, who played a role in launching the token and claims to be the CEO of a crypto firm called Kelsier Venture, is under the most scrutiny. Even though PitchBook says the firm was founded in 2021, it seems to have actually launched in early 2023, based on the domain registration details.
The firmâs official website claims Kelsier âfuels web3 innovation through the synergy of go-to-market expertise, in-depth research, and targeted investments,â but doesnât go into specifics on its offerings. The website has no portfolio, no team page, let alone terms of use or privacy policy.
Davis, who listed âhustling expertâ and âbusiness networkingâ as skills on his LinkedIn profile, published a video on X shortly after the token crashed, calling himself âJavier Mileiâs advisor.â He also said he is working with Milei and his team on âmuch bigger tokenization and really cool stuff in Argentina, and I absolutely back him.â
While Davis didnât give specifics on what went down or who took out over $100 million through insider wallets, he admitted in the video that âthings didnât go according to plan.â He also pledged to return âevery single dollar that was collected from fees, or farming or liquidity, anything Iâve managed to get back and my intention is to inject everything back into the Libra chart.â
在接受加密货币调查员 Stephen Findeisen(又名 Coffeezilla)的另一次采访时,戴维斯承认他持有与该项目相关的 1 亿美元,称其为“某些团体和政党的杠杆”。
“我拥有控制权,这也使我成为目标,同时也保护了我。因为这是一起国际事件。这不像是某种随机的骗局。”
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As of press time, itâs unclear whether Davis was responsible for launching the token. However, this does not appear to be his first pump-and-dump incident.
Analysts at blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps have uncovered on-chain evidence suggesting that the entity behind the LIBRA crash also orchestrated the MELANIA token launch. Later in his interview with Coffeezilla, Davis admitted he was involved in the MELANIA launch and took advantage of it.
Davis also talked about meme coin launches like MELANIA, telling retail investors who think they can make millions trading meme coins they should study their âfucking ass off,â adding that the meme coin space is an âunregulated casino.â