An Argentine lawyer requested an international arrest warrant for Hayden Davis, the founder of Memecoin Libra, Buyos Aires Pagina 12 newspaper said Thursday.
The lawyer Gregorio Dalbon increased the risk of procedure that the American citizen Davis remains in general and his financial resources, which allows him to hide, according to the report.
Therefore, the lawyer requested that “the International Arrest of Davis was ordered and that an Interpol Red notice was issued to locate and arrest it, with a view to its extradition”, in a presentation to the Argentine courts.
The Libra Memecoin rose to a market capitalization of $ 4.4 billion before falling more than 95% last month. It had been promoted by Argentine president Javier Milei on a tweet now eliminated.
Subsequently, the president retreated on his promotion of Libra saying that he had not been aware of the details of the project and that “he decided not to continue spreading the word” once he realized.
It is estimated that the Libra accident has caused losses of $ 251 million for its investors, according to a Nansen investigation.