Argentina Wants the Crypto Entrepreneur Behind Melania and Milei Coins Arrested

A lawyer in Argentina has asked Interpol to issue a “Red Notice” for the arrest of Hayden Mark Davis, a U.S. citizen who designed $LIBRA memecoin. Argentina wants Davis really bad. Argentine president Javier Milei promoted the coin alongside Davis. It crashed and people lost a lot of money. Now Milei is facing possible impeachment, and Davis is facing possible extradition. Gregorio Dalbón filed the request with Interpol this week and argued that Davis posed a unique flight risk. According to Dalbón, the 28-year-old crypto entrepreneur has the money and the inclination to flee justice. “The possibility that Davis will abandon his country of residence or hide to avoid answering for his alleged acts appears to be aggravated by the economic resources he possesses, which he can use to move or remain in hiding, hindering our investigation,” Dalbón said in court documents reviewed by Fortune. A Red Notice is like an international arrest warrant. If granted, it would mean that authorities in ... Read full article.