Overview

• President Nayib Bukele said the country bought 21 BTC on September 7 to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bitcoin Law.
• Government figures and blockchain data place the public stash at 6,313.18 BTC worth about $701 million.
• Officials have kept up a reported one-Bitcoin-per-day program despite the IMF requirement to halt voluntary public-sector accumulation.
• Late last month the National Bitcoin Office spread holdings across multiple addresses capped near 500 BTC and posted them on a public dashboard citing quantum-computing risks.
• Under the IMF deal El Salvador made merchant acceptance voluntary and is required to liquidate the Fidebitcoin trust and exit the Chivo wallet program.