LIBRA sponsor KIP refutes Argentina's official statement: no meeting with President Millet in January

According to BlockBeats, on February 16th, KIP Protocol, the main sponsor of LIBRA, responded to the official statement from the Argentine Presidential Office regarding the issuance of LIBRA tokens Mauricio Novelli is not a member of the KIP team. Novelli is the founder of Argentina Techforum and was sponsored by KIP in October 2024. KIP Protocol has never had any meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei in January 2025 BlockBeats previously reported that the Argentine Presidential Office issued a statement this morning: "President Javier Millet met with KIP Protocol's representative in Argentina on October 19 last year. At the meeting, the company stated its plan to develop a project called 'Viva la Libertad' using blockchain technology, aimed at providing financing support for private enterprises in Argentina. The meeting has been officially recorded in the public hearing records, and the participants include the President of Argentina, Julian Peh and Mauricio Novelli, representatives of KIP Protocol, and the President's spokesperson Manuel Adorni In this context, the President held talks with Hayden Mark Davis (LIBRA token issuance advisor Kelsier Ventures) at Casa Rosada on January 30, 2025. According to KIP Protocol representatives, Davis will provide technical infrastructure for the project. Mr. Davis has no past or present affiliation with the Argentine government and was only introduced as a project partner of KIP Protocol