Luis Caputo went out to defend Javier Milei and said he puts his hands in the fire on him before the crypto scandal

In an interview provided with A24, Caputo asked to take into account that the message posted on Friday in X by Milei where he promoted the acquisition of the $ LIBRA cryptocurrency “It is not an act of government” but it was “a something that the president did from his personal account“.

Caputo stressed that the maneuver did not imply that there are “public funds involved.” And he finished his position, while referring to the requests of political trial that union made for the country against Milei: “There is no doubt, nobody believes, nor those who ask for political judgment, believe there were Neither intent, nor crime, nor corruption. ”

The minister was more for defending his chief of the scandal in which he was involved in ensuring that he would put “hands in the fire” for him and would “go to war” with him.

“Work a year ago with the president, I would not say this practically: pongo The hands in the fire, I go to the war with this president“He emphasized during the reported report from his office at the Treasury Palace.

Caputo insisted that Milei is a person who is “100% with the country, who I would never do anything to benefit“.” It is limited to An error that he recognized and acted quickly. He immediately created a research unit, “he added about the promotion of the Cryptocurrency $ Libra that a few minutes after the president’s tweet he saw his price fall by retiring a handful of buyers who had great sums of this digital currency in their possession.

The official who was often highlighted by Milei reiterated that the head of state “He spread a project that he genuinely thought about Argentina as many times from his personal account “. “Obviously he will not spread anything that is not pro Argentina,” he insisted on his closed defense to take off the president of any type of crime linked to the crypto scandal.

In turn, he suggested that Milei did not obtain any personal benefit for the promotion of cryptocurrency $ Libra. “The issue of personal benefit is out of discussion. Neither Kirchnerism believes that”he raised and insisted that everything was “an error” of the president.

The minister also revealed how his link with the world of cryptocurrencies is. In that sense, the economist admitted that it is an issue that he understands little. “I don’t understand crypto eitherthey explained it to me 800 thousand times, I don’t know If it is a generational issue. “recognized the head of the Treasury Palace.

Caputo described that the cryptocurrency ecosystem “is A minimum, tough world“. Accessed if it is a “World of Timberos”, did not hesitate to answer that “yes.”

“There is everything and there are super specialists, but above all it is a world of recontra specialists. It is very difficult to understand, “he said about cryptocurrencies after the promotion of the promotion of $ Libra by Milei.

And tried to reduce the universe of impact of the bubble that exploded with $ Libra. “It is for the little ones, Nerds, in general they are abroad. This is not something that has affected people here madly“He argued before the scandal’s pumps.

In turn, he said that “surely” Milei was used To promote $ Libra, but said he did not talk to the president on the subject.

To justify the president’s actions, he compared his handling in networks with those of Milei. “It comes with its baggage and its forms. I love the package, content and shapes. The forms have also served the country because they have made it here and it is he who is generating that change, “he supported.

Already at the plan of management, Caputo was consulted on the advances in negotiations for a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund. “We are at the end points, negotiating the amount“, said the minister and added that on the economic terms of the agreement” we totally agree. ”

Along the same lines, he confirmed that the multilateral credit agency “He never asked to devalue.” “They are pleasantly surprised with everything we have done. First time they run into a country that puts some more strict goals than they put us And we overlook them, “he said about the conversations with the technicians.

According to Caputo, the next step will be that the agreement passes to the legislative power. “Now comes the part where we have to pass it through Congress, agree on the final amount, how it is disbursed,” he listed.

On the amount that the IMF would pay, he said that he cannot give details of how much money it is, but clarified that it will be “Enough to recapitize the Central Bank”. “I take the opportunity to clarify that it will not imply that the country’s debt level increases,” he added as a warning.

The minister was also consulted on his participation on the last Sunday of the day of affiliations to freedom progress he shared with Karina Milei in the Seaber Square, of the City of Buenos Aires.

“I’m not going to get into politics, sure. I don’t like politics,” He rushed to respond and suggest in this way that he will not be a candidate in this year’s legislative elections.

Caputo said he works for “politics to change,” in tune with the libertarian proclamation.

“This whole process is for politics to change. I think that the greatest guilty or the greatest culprit of what Argentina has lived these decades is politics,” he reflected.