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Sep 4, 2026

IMF confirms El Salvador's bitcoin reserve growth funded by private donations

The International Monetary Fund accepted El Salvador's explanation that its 1,796-bitcoin sovereign reserve increase since June 2025 came from private donations rather than public funds, clearing a key compliance issue under the country's $1.4 billion financing program. President Nayib Bukele denied transferring bitcoin reserves to private operators as part of the IMF agreement.

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  • ▪The International Monetary Fund's acceptance of El Salvador's private-donations explanation allows sovereign reserves to grow without triggering the program's quantitative performance criterion.
  • ▪Sovereign states should not accept private donations to fund national cryptocurrency reserves
  • ▪The International Monetary Fund did not publicly disclose the identities of the private donors or the specific amounts they contributed to El Salvador's Bitcoin holdings.

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