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El Salvador Defies IMF Terms, Stacks More Bitcoin Daily

  • —El Salvador's reserves rose to 7,798 BTC, valued at over $640 million
  • —The country added 7 BTC in the past week under its 1-BTC-a-day strategy
  • —The IMF said public-sector crypto criteria were not met
  • —Purchases are likely funded by unidentified private donations
Why it matters: El Salvador is ignoring IMF conditions, which could complicate its $1.4 billion credit program and set a precedent for other nations.
Source: Bitcoin.com