{"id":74676,"date":"2026-06-28T20:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/manuel-adorni-resigns-amid-bitcoin-probe\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:14:46","slug":"manuel-adorni-resigns-amid-bitcoin-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/manuel-adorni-resigns-amid-bitcoin-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuel Adorni Resigns Amid Bitcoin Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Adorni resigned over a $500k crypto probe, hitting local trust as the wealth investigation continues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">An audit exposed shortfalls in his 2013 Bitcoin claims, as journalists demanded traceability in BTC purchases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Milei still faces intense backlash over the Libra token scheme, next forcing deeper scrutiny of state crypto links.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Argentine Cabinet Chief Resigns After Disclosing $200K in Early Bitcoin Investments<\/h2>\n<p>The Argentine government is facing yet another crisis linked to <span>bitcoin<\/span> and the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Manuel Adorni, former chief of Javier Milei\u2019s government, has announced his resignation after what he qualified as a relentless media attack on his person, as he has been facing an illicit enrichment probe since early March over more than $500k he kept off books for years.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Adorni filed amended statements claiming that these funds were part of his earnings after investing $200k on <span>bitcoin<\/span> back in 2013. <strong>\u201cIn 2013, I started investing heavily in bitcoin, around $200k, and I earned $300k. And in 2018, I started liquidating,\u201d<\/strong> he stressed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FXUHCI0okGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV interview<\/a> on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Blockworks\u2019 Fernando Molina found a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fergmolina\/status\/2065122575961772464?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wallet<\/a> that corresponded with the movements described by Adorni. This would account for only $60k in earnings, falling short of the alleged $300k in revenue Adorni reported. Nonetheless, he also stressed that the operations were not confined to only one <span>BTC<\/span> wallet.<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed that by 2014, only 2.86% (87k wallets) of all wallets held <span>BTC<\/span> worth more than $10k, while only 0.48% owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> worth more than $56k, putting Adorni at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> ownership podium at that time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTonight I am going to sleep in absolute peace with myself and with what I have done for the country; I only hope that many of those who did everything to harm me might one day achieve the same,\u201d<\/strong> Adorni <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/madorni\/status\/2070985094299545770?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a resignation letter posted on social media on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, doubts remain over the truthfulness of his statements, given the difficulties of acquiring larger amounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> circa 2013. La Nacion\u2019s Hugo Alconada also stressed that he did not specify the origin of the funds for his initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFrom which bank account did he deposit money into the exchange to buy Bitcoin? That FIAT (legal tender) traceability is documentable in bank records. Adorni did not contribute anything,\u201d<\/strong> Alconada <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/halconada\/status\/2065069559309009169?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Adorni\u2019s corruption scandal and his recent resignation come after President Milei faced heavy criticism over his <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/javier-milei-denies-responsibility-in-libra-debacle-if-you-go-to-the-casino-and-lose-money-thats-your-problem\/\">links<\/a> to the Libra token scheme, with thousands investing (and losing) millions of dollars in a token promoted by Milei using his social media account.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/argentinas-cabinet-shaken-manuel-adorni-resigns-amid-bitcoin-probe\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Adorni resigned over a $500k crypto probe, hitting local trust as the wealth investigation continues. An audit exposed shortfalls in his 2013 Bitcoin claims, as journalists demanded traceability in BTC purchases. 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