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Host Yanina Latorre Comments on Cryptocurrency Scandal

Host Yanina Latorre reacted to rumors about her involvement in the $Libra cryptocurrency scam case, explaining that her communication with the main suspect was related to a legal advertising job in 2023-2024 and is unrelated to the 2025 events.


Host Yanina Latorre Comments on Cryptocurrency Scandal

The host Yanina Latorre referred to the scandal that tarnished her name after it circulated on social media due to a supposed link to the judicial case investigating the cryptocurrency $Libra. "I am not a futurist, I had no way of knowing that in February 2025 he was going to be involved in a scam," Latorre began explaining on her radio program. According to her details, the link with Mauricio Novelli, the main suspect in the case, and the context of the chats that came to light were strictly for a social media advertising hire. "He proposed a collaboration for Binance, which is a serious company, the official sponsor of the Argentine National Team and whose face is Cristiano Ronaldo. I accepted, they sent me a text, I made the little video, they paid me and that was it," she explained. "I spoke with this guy between 2023 and 2024. The Libra thing was in 2025. One thing is to be involved in a scam and another very different thing is that they hire you for a legal advertisement and a year later that guy ends up involved in a crime." "My relationship with this man dates back to 2023. But don't invent that I'm a scammer or that I take envelopes. I am not named in the case, I am not a witness, I am not written in the file. Talking about Yanina Latorre all day takes seriousness away from the investigation. They are not going to silence me or intimidate me, I live from my private work and have nothing to hide," she stated. "I'm a woman who had chats with a guy for a job," she sentenced. Finally, she addressed those who were looking to see her in a state of vulnerability after the information circulated: "Look for the crooks, the corrupt. Why do you want to smear me?" she questioned. According to what Argentine News Agency learned, several journalists touched on the topic in their programs, demanding that more be investigated about her supposed participation in the cryptocurrency case. In the same vein, the host accused journalists Nancy Pazos, Pablo Duggan, and Julia Mengolini of wanting to launch a hate campaign against her and to divert the focus from the real people involved in the investigation. In an extensive disclaimer, she denied being involved in the file and explained the context of the leaked chats with Mauricio Novelli. I checked that it was not something marginal, like an illegal casino. Buenos Aires, March 17 (NA) – Host Yanina Latorre referred to the scandal that splashed her after her name circulated on social networks due to a supposed link to the judicial case that investigates the cryptocurrency $Libra. "I understand that they want to hit me because I am anti-K and I hit Kirchnerism a lot, it serves them."

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