Draft $5M Deal Linked to Milei’s Libra Promotion Found on Lobbyist’s Phone

New forensic findings from the phone of crypto lobbyist Mauricio Novelli revealed a draft suggesting a possible $5 million agreement tied to Argentine President Javier Milei’s promotion of the Libra token. The document, recovered from Novelli’s iPhone during a judicial investigation into the Libra crypto scandal, outlines a three-part payment structure totaling $5 million.

Screenshots of the note surfaced after expert materials held by prosecutor Eduardo Taiano since November were made public. The draft, written in English on Feb. 11, 2025—three days before Milei posted about the Libra token on X—begins, "Hello friends, this is the final agreement discussed with H," a phrase believed to refer to crypto entrepreneur Hayden Davis.

It then lays out: "$1.5M of liquid tokens or cash as an advance. $1.5M in liquid tokens or cash = Milei announces on Twitter that his advisor is Hayden Davis/Kelsier/the Davis family.

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