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El Salvador Reserve Tops 7,800
El Salvador’s bitcoin reserve reached 7,807 coins on 16 October, worth about $640 million — up more than 1,700 coins since the IMF programme began in early 2025 with limits on public-sector bitcoin buying. Coverage summarises the IMF’s position as treating the additions as private donations rather than government purchases. Bukele’s administration continues to present daily buying as policy; the two accounts remain unreconciled.