LIBRA creator Hayden Davis said Argentina’s president Javier Milei played him

Hayden Davis, the self-proclaimed “launch strategist” behind the $4.6 billion $LIBRA crash, sat down for a second interview in less than 24 hours—this time with Dave Portnoy.

Just hours after a grilling from Coffeezilla this morning, Hayden faced another interrogation about the missing $100 million, the collapse of the token, and the involvement of Argentinian President Javier Milei.

“Why didn’t you put the money back in when the coin started tanking?” Dave asked. “Who told you not to?” Hayden had an answer: Javier’s team. He claimed they delayed the reinjection of funds, telling him to wait for a second Javier video that never came.

Instead, Javier deleted his endorsement tweet, distanced himself, and left Hayden holding the bag. “I was told not to inject it until the next push,” Hayden said. “Then the tweet got deleted, and I’m just sitting there with this money that’s not even mine.”

$LIBRA collapse triggered by snipers and failed political backing

The $LIBRA collapse wasn’t just about Javier walking away, Hayden said. According to him, three massive wallets—one of them holding between $55 and $60 million—were waiting to dump the token at any moment. If those wallets had sold at the top, the market would have crashed anyway. “Even if I reinjected all the liquidity, we were at the mercy of those wallets,” Hayden told Dave.

The launch, he claimed, was built around a three-stage plan:

1. Javier’s first tweet to drive initial hype.
2. A second Javier tweet and a video endorsement to push the price higher.
3. A wave of support from other influencers and politicians to sustain momentum.

The second tweet never came. Instead, Javier’s team ghosted Hayden, deleted the tweet, and left $LIBRA in freefall. The price collapsed within hours, taking billions in market cap with it.

“This was not a rug pull,” Hayden insisted. “It was supposed to be a long-term project. But when the people backing it suddenly back away, what do you do?”

Dave wasn’t buying it. “So you had the money, and you didn’t save it because someone told you not to?” he pressed. Hayden didn’t flinch. “If I had thrown it in, and those big wallets dumped, we’d be at the same place but with zero liquidity,” he said. “Then what?”

Who really owns the $100 million?

The biggest question surrounding Hayden’s role is actually about the money still sitting in limbo. The $100 million in liquidity hasn’t been touched, and Hayden claims he doesn’t even know who it belongs to.

“It’s not my money,” Hayden said in the interview. “It’s Argentina’s. Or at least, that’s what I was told.”

Hayden didn’t explain what that meant legally. But he did confirm one thing—he isn’t moving the funds without direction. “I’m not running off with it,” he said. “I’ve got no intention of touching it unless I know exactly where it’s supposed to go.”

But that uncertainty has made him a target. He told Dave he’s received threats, been doxxed, and fears for his safety. “People are coming after my family,” he said. “My number’s out there, my location’s out there. I don’t feel safe.”

“Who’s threatening you?” Dave asked.

Hayden hesitated. “People who don’t want me touching the money.”

Hayden didn’t hold back on Javier’s role in the launch. According to him, he was in direct contact with representatives from Javier’s team, and they assured him the Argentinian president was fully on board. The token was pitched as a project to benefit small businesses in Argentina, which is why Hayden thought it would have real-world value beyond speculation.

“I don’t think Javier screwed me,” Hayden said. “But someone in his camp did.”

Dave pushed back. “How can you say that when Javier literally tweeted that he didn’t know who you were?”

“He posted a photo with me,” Hayden shot back. “He knew who I was.”

According to Hayden, Javier’s team had a full plan laid out. But as soon as the market turned sour, they cut ties and denied involvement. Hayden said he was supposed to meet with Javier yesterday but it didn’t happen. He’s now waiting on another meeting, but he’s not optimistic.

“This was supposed to be a long-term thing,” Hayden said. “There were 600 projects lined up for funding. But when it collapsed, everyone bailed.”

Investors are still demanding refunds, but Hayden doesn’t have an answer. Tracking who lost what is an impossible task, and reinjecting the money could just benefit the snipers who dumped the token in the first place.

“If I put the money back in, it goes straight into their pockets,” Hayden said. “That’s the problem.”

Dave asked, “So what do you do now?”

“I don’t know,” said Hayden. “I need like real good opinions and nobody’s given me that. Everyone on X is just screaming at me, but nobody is coming up with a solution.”

The uncertainty isn’t just frustrating investors—it’s putting Hayden in serious danger. “I’ve had people trying to blackmail me, trying to ruin my life,” he told Dave.

As the interview ended, Dave made it clear he wasn’t letting Hayden off the hook. “People think I’m dumb for still believing you,” he said. “I don’t know if I do. But I know one thing—you’re sitting on $100 million, and nobody knows what the hell happens next.”

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson reacted to the interview, saying, “Get this man a lawyer and a ballgag. I’ve never seen someone admit to dozens of felonies in the most public way possible. What’s next, Times Square billboards broadcasting a montage of incriminating documents?”

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