El Salvador’s Bitcoin treasury has surpassed 7,800 BTC.
This small Central American country became the first in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021, kicking off its Bitcoin-buying treasury strategy. The government’s Bitcoin reserves reportedly now stand at around 7,808 BTC: up 8 BTC over the past 7 days and 31 BTC over the past 30 days, keeping roughly to the pace of “1 BTC a day.” At the current price of $BTC , the holdings are worth around $640 million.
The more interesting story, though, is another timeline. In February 2025, the IMF approved a $1.4 billion loan program for El Salvador, one condition of which was limiting public-sector Bitcoin purchases. Since January 2025, merchants have only been required to accept Bitcoin on a voluntary basis, leaving its legal-tender status largely symbolic. But on October 1 this year, the IMF’s Executive Board waived the relevant default clauses and disbursed $138 million, while saying the increase in holdings came from “documented private donations,” not public funds.
I think this is an unspoken understanding between the two sides: El Salvador keeps its “Bitcoin nation” image and a treasury that keeps growing, while the IMF gets a compliance-friendly explanation and continues disbursing the loan. But don’t be distracted by the milestone of 7,800 BTC—a holding like this amounts to only about 2% of GDP in a $34 billion economy, yet leaves it 100% exposed to the volatility of a single asset. If it rises, that’s luck; if it falls, that’s fate.
The real thing to watch has never been the number of coins, but the next IMF review. If the donation channel tightens, or the “donation” explanation no longer holds up, the legend of “1 BTC a day” could end at any moment. The climax of the Bitcoin-buying story is never the moment of purchase, but whether the buying can continue.
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The above is not investment advice. DYOR. Trading involves risk.
This small Central American country became the first in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021, kicking off its Bitcoin-buying treasury strategy. The government’s Bitcoin reserves reportedly now stand at around 7,808 BTC: up 8 BTC over the past 7 days and 31 BTC over the past 30 days, keeping roughly to the pace of “1 BTC a day.” At the current price of $BTC , the holdings are worth around $640 million.
The more interesting story, though, is another timeline. In February 2025, the IMF approved a $1.4 billion loan program for El Salvador, one condition of which was limiting public-sector Bitcoin purchases. Since January 2025, merchants have only been required to accept Bitcoin on a voluntary basis, leaving its legal-tender status largely symbolic. But on October 1 this year, the IMF’s Executive Board waived the relevant default clauses and disbursed $138 million, while saying the increase in holdings came from “documented private donations,” not public funds.
I think this is an unspoken understanding between the two sides: El Salvador keeps its “Bitcoin nation” image and a treasury that keeps growing, while the IMF gets a compliance-friendly explanation and continues disbursing the loan. But don’t be distracted by the milestone of 7,800 BTC—a holding like this amounts to only about 2% of GDP in a $34 billion economy, yet leaves it 100% exposed to the volatility of a single asset. If it rises, that’s luck; if it falls, that’s fate.
The real thing to watch has never been the number of coins, but the next IMF review. If the donation channel tightens, or the “donation” explanation no longer holds up, the legend of “1 BTC a day” could end at any moment. The climax of the Bitcoin-buying story is never the moment of purchase, but whether the buying can continue.
#ElSalvadorBitcoinHoldingsSurpass7800BTC
#BTC #ElSalvador
The above is not investment advice. DYOR. Trading involves risk.