Did El Salvador buy Bitcoin today? No official confirmation yet
A claim circulated that El Salvador bought another BTC for its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve today. There is no official confirmation from government channels or verifiable on-chain disclosures confirming a purchase at the time of publication.
Without a statement from the presidency, the National Bitcoin Office, or the finance ministry, the claim remains unverified. Absent transaction details traceable to known state-controlled wallets, today’s purchase cannot be confirmed.
Why this matters and how to verify an official purchase
Clear confirmation is material for reserve transparency, market integrity, and compliance with international partners. Verification typically requires two signals: an official announcement and corroborating on-chain activity linked to addresses publicly identified with the state.
Editorial note: policymakers have framed the reserve strategy as long term and reputationally significant. “A net positive for the country,” said President Nayib Bukele, as reported by CoinDesk.
Implications for IMF terms and market context
IMF agreement conditions and Bitcoin policy implications
According to Investing.com, the IMF loan agreement includes conditions such as making Bitcoin acceptance voluntary, removing its legal-tender status, and ceasing tax payments in BTC, while reporting indicates accumulation has continued under a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve framework. These conditions, if implemented as described, would shift Bitcoin’s role from transactional legal tender toward a reserve and treasury-asset posture.
In practice, that would place greater emphasis on disclosure discipline, custody controls, and auditability of reserve movements. Any future purchases would likely be scrutinized for consistency with IMF program terms and domestic legal adjustments.
Market signals: BTC price, sentiment, and volatility context
As reported by Bloomberg, Bitcoin fluctuated after four consecutive weekly losses, underscoring fragile sentiment and fading weekend rallies. This backdrop heightens the importance of distinguishing rumor from confirmed state actions.
Based on data from BeInCrypto, MicroStrategy closed around $133 on February 13 after an 8.85% daily rise even as Bitcoin fell about 2.2%, with a 7‑day rolling correlation near 0.98. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is about $68,634 with volatility around 12.30%, an RSI(14) near 37.24, and a bearish sentiment profile; recent readings place the 50‑day SMA near 84,596 and the 200‑day near 100,745.
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