The Salvadoral government has added more than 13 bitcoins to its reserves since March 1, openly braving the conditions for the loan of $ 1.4 billion granted by the International Monetary Fund. Despite international pressures, President Nayib Bukele claims that nothing will stop the accumulation strategy of his country.
A bitcoin accumulation strategy that persists despite the pressures
The Salvadoral government has acquired 13 additional bitcoins since March 1, 2025, bringing its total reservations to more than 6,105 BTC, the equivalent of $ 527 million during the current course.
This accumulation continued despite the strict conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund in the context of a loan of $ 1.4 billion granted in December 2024. Usually, the country bought a bitcoin per day, but on March 3, it exceptionally acquired 5 BTC in a single day, demonstrating its determination to strengthen its position.
These acquisitions Break up directly to the requirements of the IMF, which had asked Salvador to reduce the involvement of the public sector in Bitcoin and to cancel its status as legal money.
Although the Salvadio Congress modified certain laws in January 2025 to partially comply with the agreement, with a repeal voted by 55 votes to 2, the government has never stopped its daily accumulation strategy.
On March 3, faced with this resistance, the IMF issued a new warning, requiring not only stopping bitcoin purchases, but also prohibiting the country from issuing debt or token titles linked to cryptocurrency.
Bukele's vision attracts major players in the Crypto sector
President Nayib Bukele has responded with firmness to the new IMF requirements, describing these pressures as simple “groans” without consequences on his national strategy.
“” If this did not stop when the world has ostracized us and most bitcoiners have abandoned us, it will not stop now, and it will not stop in the future“, He said publicly, reaffirming his vision of a financially independent Salvador.
This inflexible position is part of a larger strategy aimed at transforming the Salvadoral economy and reducing its dependence on the US dollar. Since 2021, the country has been betting on Bitcoin as a lever for economic transformation, using it as a reserve of value against inflation and as an attraction tool for international investors in the financial technology sector.
The perseverance of Salvador has already started to bear fruit in the global crypto ecosystem. Bitfinex Derivatives announced on January 7 its move from Seychelles to Salvador.
In the process, Tether, the transmitter of the Stablecoin USDT, also announced on January 13 that it moved its headquarters in this country in Central America, thus reinforcing the credibility of Salvador as a world cryptographic hub.
Salvador thus continues its bet on Bitcoin, paradoxically using the Loan of the IMF as an economic shield while continuing its quest for financial sovereignty through cryptos.
Between institutional distrust and alternative economic vision, the country of Nayib Bukele stands out as an unprecedented financial laboratory whose outcome could influence the future adoption of Bitcoin by other nations.
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