KIP Protocol responds: Mauricio Novelli is not a member of the team and never held a meeting with the Argentine president in January

Odaily Planet Daily News KIP Protocol published a statement on X: "Mauricio Novelli has never been a member of the KIP Protocol team, but the founder of TechForum Argentina, and KIP Protocol became its sponsor in October 2024. KIP Protocol never held any meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei in January 2025." Earlier today, the Argentine Presidential Office issued a statement on LIBRA on X: "On October 19, President Milei met with representatives of KIP Protocol in Argentina, where he learned that the company intends to develop a project called Viva la Libertad to use blockchain technology to fund private enterprises in the Argentine Republic. The president attended the meeting, which has been officially recorded in the public hearing register. Participants included KIP Protocol company representatives Mauricio Novellli and Julian Peh and presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni. Against this background, on January 30, 2025, the president held a meeting with Hayden Mark Davis at the Rose Palace. According to KIP Protocol representatives said Davis would provide the technical infrastructure for his project. Davis, who has no past or present ties to the Argentine government, was introduced by KIP Protocol representatives as one of the project’s partners.