Argentine Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi granted a request from Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, who is leading the LIBRA investigation. The court ordered the freezing of 25 crypto accounts and instructed Binance, Bybit, OKX, CoinEx, FixedFloat, and Bitfinex to disclose information on their account holders.
The exchanges must provide KYC records, transaction histories, IP address data, and details of any linked bank accounts. Investigators identified the largest number of addresses on Binance, with ten accounts, while another eight were linked to Bybit. The remaining accounts are spread across OKX, CoinEx, Bitfinex, and FixedFloat.
Investigators believe these accounts may have been used to move funds connected to the alleged unlawful activities. The request was based on a report from the Argentine Federal Police’s cybercrime unit, which traced the movement of assets from wallets linked to the project’s team.
The investigation focuses on events that took place in February 2025. After Argentine President Javier Milei publicly expressed support for LIBRA, the token’s price surged before collapsing, leaving tens of thousands of investors with losses.
The exchanges are required to hand over the requested information to Argentine law enforcement authorities through international legal assistance mechanisms where necessary. The ruling marks one of the key procedural milestones in the investigation, which, following the removal of some private plaintiffs from the case, is now effectively being led by the prosecutor’s office.
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