The X account of Libertarian deputy José Luis Espert posted late on Wednesday promoting several apparent cryptocurrencies in publications similar to President Javier Milei’s post about the $LIBRA crypto scam. Espert has claimed the posts were the product of a politically-motivated hack.

“The liberal revolution is progressing in Argentina! We’re launching $LIBRA, a project dedicated to driving the Argentine economy, supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs with transparent and decentralized private finance,” one of the posts read. 

The wording was strikingly similar to what Milei posted about the $LIBRA cryptocurrency token on February 14. $LIBRA briefly soared after the president’s post, before tanking when the creators — and, allegedly, individuals trading on privileged information — quickly sold off their holdings. The case became a major scandal. Milei was reported in the U.S. and Spain, and is facing an investigation in Argentina.

One of Espert’s assessors posted a video of him hours after the posts appeared, stating that the posts were the result of a hack. His wife, Mercedes González, likewise said it was a hack.

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“Hello! My Twitter account has been hacked, obviously for political ends,” he said in the video. “Why don’t you go to hell? If you think you’re going to stop the progress of the ideas of freedom, there’s no way you’re going to stop this.”

Espert’s account also posted about a supposed token called $BALA (Spanish for bullet). Espert is known for calling for “prison or a bullet” for criminals. 

“Prison or $BALA,” one post read. “Like, retweet and tag 3 friends! $BALA is on its way.”

The posts about $LIBRA V2 and $BALA have since been deleted.

Espert’s press team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.