標題：內閣首席吉列爾莫·弗朗西斯（Guillermo Francos）面對國會燒烤

內閣負責人吉列爾莫·弗朗西斯（Guillermo Francos）週二面對國會燒烤，捍衛總統賈維爾·米利（Javier Milei）在促進失敗的加密貨幣中的作用

Argentine Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos faced tough questioning from Congress on Tuesday as he defended President Javier Milei's role in promoting the failed cryptocurrency '$LIBRA.'

阿根廷內閣首席吉列爾莫·弗朗西斯（Guillermo Francos）週二在國會面臨艱難的質疑，他捍衛總統賈維爾·米利（Javier Milei）在促進失敗的加密貨幣“ $ libra”中的作用。

Francos appeared before an open session of the Chamber of Deputies to answer questions regarding Milei's involvement in the memecoin, which collapsed on February 14.

弗朗西斯（Francos）出現在代表會議廳舉行的公開會議上，回答了有關麥莉（Milei）參與Memecoin的問題，該梅塞幣於2月14日倒閉。

The hearing was part of an ongoing probe ordered by lawmakers following the collapse of the token, which followed a now-deleted post by Milei on X endorsing the coin.

聽證會是代幣崩潰後立法者訂購的一個正在進行的調查的一部分，隨後由麥利（Milei）置於X認可硬幣的現已刪除的職位。

The token briefly surged in value before plummeting 90 percent of its value in two hours, with estimated losses for investors running into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

代幣在兩個小時內下降了其價值的90％，估計投資者損失了數億美元。

Milei subsequently deleted his original post and stated that he “was not aware of the details of the project.”

麥莉隨後刪除了他的原始帖子，並說他“不知道該項目的細節”。

Dozens of legal complaints have been filed against the President and the other parties involved, both in Argentina and the United States.

在阿根廷和美國，已經針對總統和其他當事方提出了數十起法律投訴。

Congress approved the formation of an investigative committee last month to determine whether Milei acted in good faith in the so-called “cryptogate” scandal.

國會上個月批准了一個調查委員會的成立，以確定麥莉是否對所謂的“密碼”醜聞真誠地行事。

Several government officials have been summoned to testify, though some did not turn up on Tuesday.

幾位政府官員被召集作證，儘管有些人周二沒有出現。

‘Raise awareness’

“提高意識”

Francos told lawmakers the President had simply “published a post on his personal X account, as he’s done many times before, to raise awareness of a project that – according to what he’d been told – aimed to boost the Argentine economy by funding small businesses and local ventures.”

弗朗西斯（Francos）告訴立法者，總統只是“像他在他的個人X帳戶上發表了一篇文章，就像他以前做過的那樣，以提高人們對一個項目的認識，該項目的旨在通過資助小型企業和當地企業來促進阿根廷經濟。”

He insisted there had been “no coordination, intervention or participation by the national government ... nor was there any contractual relationship, economic benefit, compensation, commitment, agreement or participation of any kind.”

他堅持認為，“沒有協調，干預或參與。

Despite that, Francos acknowledged that Milei had met with '$LIBRA' promoters Julian Peh, a Singaporean entrepreneur, and US businessman Hayden Mark Davis, as well as Mauricio Novelli, an Argentine said to have introduced them to the President months before the coin’s launch.

儘管如此，弗朗西斯還是承認，麥利與新加坡企業家朱利安·佩（Julian Peh）和美國商人海頓·馬克·戴維斯（Hayden Mark Davis）以及毛里西奧·諾維利（Mauricio Novelli）會見了“ $ libra”的發起人朱利安·佩（Julian Peh）。

The Cabinet chief said Milei deleted the post “in light of the fall-out from the project’s launch, having had no role in the cryptocurrency’s development, to avoid speculation and give it no further exposure.”

內閣負責人說，麥莉（Milei）刪除了“鑑於該項目的發射局面，在加密貨幣的發展中沒有作用，以避免猜測並沒有進一步的曝光。”

Francos then appeared to contradict himself when asked about the origins of Milei's involvement. Insisting the president acted independently and with no prior arrangement, he had earlier admitted that Milei had learned about the “Viva La Libertad” project — another name for the coin — in a series of meetings with crypto entrepreneurs from September 2024 onward, including during a Tech Forum in October organised by Novelli.

當被問及麥莉參與的起源時，弗朗西斯似乎與自己矛盾。堅持總統獨立行動，沒有事先安排，他早些時候承認，麥利在2024年9月開始的一系列會議上了解了“ Viva la Libertad”項目，這是硬幣的另一個名字，包括在2024年9月開始的一系列會議，包括在Novelli的10月在10月在技術論壇上組織的。

Milei himself revealed on X that he had a “very interesting” meeting with Davis at the Casa Rosada on January 30.

麥莉本人在X上透露，他於1月30日在卡薩·羅薩達（Casa Rosada）與戴維斯（Davis）舉行了一次“非常有趣的”會議。

“He advised me on the impact and applications of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence in the country,” he wrote in a post on social media.

他在社交媒體上的一篇文章中寫道：“他向我建議了區塊鏈技術和人工智能的影響和應用。”

Novelli is the co-founder of N&W Professional Traders, a financial training company where Milei taught classes before entering politics. The President previously confirmed that he has known his “for years.”

Novelli是N＆W Professional Traders的聯合創始人，N＆W Professional Traders是一家金融培訓公司，麥利在參加政治之前就教過課程。總統此前證實他已經認識了自己的“多年”。

Critics unsatisfied

評論家不滿意

Opposition deputies repeatedly pressed Francos on why Milei's original post included specific details required to access the crypto token — despite the head of state using his official account and presidential profile to promote what Francos claimed was “a private business.”

反對派代表們反復向弗朗西斯（Francos）施壓，為什麼麥莉（Milei）的原始帖子包括訪問加密代幣所需的特定細節 - 儘管國家元首使用其正式帳戶和總統簡介來推廣弗朗西斯（Francos）聲稱的“私人企業”。

Francos said the President had simply shared public information, but was quickly challenged. “There's no record of that contract being published before Milei tweeted it on February 14,” pointed out opposition Unión por la Patria (UxP, Peronist) lawmaker Itai Hagman.

弗朗西斯說，總統只是分享了公共信息，但很快受到了挑戰。反對派Uniónporla Patria（UXP，Peronist）議員Itai Hagman指出：“麥利在2月14日發布推文之前沒有發表合同的記錄。”

Asked how the President first heard about the project, Francos replied that it was “public knowledge,” though he was unable to provide an example to support that claim.

當被問及總統如何首次聽說該項目時，弗朗西斯回答說這是“公共知識”，儘管他無法提供支持該主張的榜樣。

Francos denied any intention to defraud investors and said purchasing the cryptocurrency involved “a highly complex process with steps completely inaccessible to anyone unfamiliar with crypto-asset trading.”

弗朗西斯（Francos）否認對欺詐投資者的任何意圖，並表示購買加密貨幣涉及“一個高度複雜的過程，對任何不熟悉加密貨幣交易的人完全無法訪問的步驟。”

Yet his repeated admission of ignorance over key details raised questions. Pressed about the fate of the millions of dollars raised during the coin's brief window of viability, Francos replied bluntly: “I have no idea.”

然而，他反复承認對關鍵細節的無知引發了問題。弗朗西斯直言不諱地回答：“我不知道。”

Other opposition lawmakers criticised Francos for his lack of preparation.

其他反對黨議員批評弗朗西斯缺乏準備。

He went on to criticise the opposition's handling of the scandal, accusing them of turning the hearings into “a media tribunal” designed purely for “political gain and electoral speculation.”

他繼續批評反對派對醜聞的處理，指責他們將聽證會變成純粹是為“政治利益和選舉猜測”而設計的“媒體法庭”。

Francos, who warned the investigative committee not to exceed its mandate, also defended Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei, who authorised the crypto promoters' visits to the Casa Rosada.

弗朗西斯（Francos）警告調查委員會不要超出其任務，他還為總統總統卡琳娜·米利（Karina Milei）辯護，後者授權加密貨幣發起人訪問卡薩·羅薩達（Casa Rosada）。

“Between December 10, 2023 and December 31, 2024, the presidential chief-of-staff authorised 494 entries to the Casa Rosada,” Francos stated. “It's worth pointing out that both the President and all members of the national administration regularly meet with private-sector individuals involved in projects that could benefit

弗朗西斯說：“在2023年12月10日至2024年12月31日之間，總統的負責人批准了卡薩·羅薩達（Casa Rosada）的494個參賽作品。” “值得指出的是，總統和國家政府的所有成員都定期與參與項目受益的項目的私營部門個人會面