LIBRA Sponsor KIP: Did Not Hold Any Meeting with President Mila in January

BlockBeats News, February 16th: LIBRA's major sponsor, KIP Protocol, responded to the "Official Statement from the Office of the President of Argentina on the issuance of LIBRA tokens," stating, "Mauricio Novelli is not a member of the KIP team. Novelli is the founder of Argentina Techforum, and KIP sponsored him in October 2024. KIP Protocol never met with Argentine President Milei in January 2025."

Earlier, BlockBeats reported that this morning the Office of the President of Argentina issued a statement, saying, "President Javier Milei met with the KIP Protocol representative in Argentina on October 19th last year. During the meeting, the company expressed its plans to develop a project called 'Viva la Libertad' using blockchain technology, aimed at providing financing support to Argentine private enterprises. This meeting has been officially recorded in the public hearing record, with participants including: the Argentine President, KIP Protocol company representatives Julian Peh and Mauricio Novelli, and Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adoni."

"Against this backdrop, on January 30, 2025, the President held a meeting at the Casa Rosada with Hayden Mark Davis (LIBRA token issuance advisor at Kelsier Ventures). According to the KIP Protocol representative, Davis will provide technical infrastructure support for the project. Mr. Davis has had no past or present affiliation with the Argentine government, only being introduced as a project partner of KIP Protocol."