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IMF Grants El Salvador Waiver Over Bitcoin Breach
The International Monetary Fund has allowed El Salvador’s financing program to continue despite a missed condition linked to Bitcoin accumulation—but the waiver is not permission for unlimited government purchases.
The IMF Executive Board completed the second and third reviews of El Salvador’s 40-month Extended Fund Facility and approved an immediate disbursement of SDR 101.96 million, approximately $138 million, under the country’s roughly $1.4 billion program.
The Board granted waivers for certain unmet performance criteria related to Bitcoin accumulation after authorities presented corrective measures and renewed commitments. The IMF said no further Bitcoin accumulation is envisaged beyond documented donations. It also expects the state’s remaining exposure to the Chivo wallet to be unwound after majority ownership and control were transferred to a private operator.
The Fund highlighted stronger economic activity, improved security, rising investor confidence, fiscal consolidation and stronger reserve buffers. At the same time, it called for greater transparency around public-sector crypto holdings and stronger regulation, supervision and governance of crypto-asset providers.
My take: The waiver keeps financing flowing, but its policy direction is restrictive. The IMF is accepting the breach within the review process while pushing El Salvador toward less direct state involvement in Bitcoin. The key evidence to watch is whether public holdings are fully disclosed, whether Chivo’s transition is completed and whether future BTC additions remain limited to documented donations.
Does this waiver strengthen El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment—or mark its gradual retreat?
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IMF Grants El Salvador Waiver Over Bitcoin Breach
The International Monetary Fund has allowed El Salvador’s financing program to continue despite a missed condition linked to Bitcoin accumulation—but the waiver is not permission for unlimited government purchases.
The IMF Executive Board completed the second and third reviews of El Salvador’s 40-month Extended Fund Facility and approved an immediate disbursement of SDR 101.96 million, approximately $138 million, under the country’s roughly $1.4 billion program.
The Board granted waivers for certain unmet performance criteria related to Bitcoin accumulation after authorities presented corrective measures and renewed commitments. The IMF said no further Bitcoin accumulation is envisaged beyond documented donations. It also expects the state’s remaining exposure to the Chivo wallet to be unwound after majority ownership and control were transferred to a private operator.
The Fund highlighted stronger economic activity, improved security, rising investor confidence, fiscal consolidation and stronger reserve buffers. At the same time, it called for greater transparency around public-sector crypto holdings and stronger regulation, supervision and governance of crypto-asset providers.
My take: The waiver keeps financing flowing, but its policy direction is restrictive. The IMF is accepting the breach within the review process while pushing El Salvador toward less direct state involvement in Bitcoin. The key evidence to watch is whether public holdings are fully disclosed, whether Chivo’s transition is completed and whether future BTC additions remain limited to documented donations.
Does this waiver strengthen El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment—or mark its gradual retreat?
$BTC $MET $BSP