IMF confirms El Salvador’s bitcoin growth was funded by private donations, not public money
The IMF confirmed that all bitcoin added to official holdings since June 2025 was sourced from private donations, with no public funds used for accumulation.
Source: CoinDesk
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DW NOTE
The IMF has now confirmed what El Salvador carefully never claimed: that its bitcoin purchases since June were privately funded. That confirmation only matters because the distinction was in doubt — which tells you everything about how the original program was structured.