Odaily News Bartool Sports founder Dave Portnoy revealed the latest details about the LIBRA launch at X Space last Sunday.
Portnoy said he was set to join the project as an advisor and bought the token at launch, but later returned the tokens after project advisor Hayden Davis told him not to disclose the 6 million LIBRA grant.
Portnoy said: “I’m not going to promote this launch on X and act like I’m just saying ‘Oh, Miley is the best’… and not mention that they gave me tokens, which, by the way, I bought a bunch of… They didn’t give me tokens before the launch.”
Portnoy said he trusted Davis because of his past experience in the cryptocurrency space and hoped Davis’ involvement in the project would help him reach out to Millet. Davis pitched the idea of an interview between Portnoy and Millet in order to “introduce” the Argentine president to the world.
Portnoy said that just as he was about to release his support for the project, Davis told him not to disclose that he had received the gifted tokens. "(Davis said) 'You can't say we gave you these tokens'... If you don't let me say it, I can't accept these tokens, and I'm part of this project, so I gave the tokens back."
A wallet associated with Portnoy has no record of receiving tokens, but Portnoy said he has other wallets, "Yes, I created other wallets... I just like trading and like to see the price go up." (The Block)