Argentine President Javier Milei is facing a corruption probe into his promotion of a meme coin, which is a highly speculative form of cryptocurrency that’s seen a recent surge in popularity after President Donald Trump and his wife launched tokens of their own.

Argentina's president faces his first major political crisis as the so-called "cryptogate" scandal shakes his credibility. The failed cryptocurrency endorsement sparks legal trouble, political fallout and media backlash.

Elon Musk made a striking appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., wielding a jeweled chainsaw gifted by Argentina's President Javier Milei. Musk, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat,

Argentina's President Javier Milei gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC on Thursday. Waving the chainsaw above his head on stage, Musk told attendees it was 'the chainsaw for bureaucracy'.

At Argentina's Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, two piles of laws to be streamlined or cut sit on a wooden desk near an Elon Musk biography and a figurine of libertarian President Javier Milei with his iconic chainsaw.