# El Salvador's Bitcoin Reserve Faces an Accounting Test Under IMF Conditions

The country's 7,696 coins must now remain auditable to a multilateral lender that has capped public-sector accumulation at zero.

- Published: 2026-06-29T10:32:12.530Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-29/el-salvador-s-bitcoin-reserve-faces-an-accounting-test-under
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: world
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/el-salvadors-bitcoin-reserve-faces-an-accounting-reckoning-under-new-imf-pressure/), [Blockonomi](https://blockonomi.com/el-salvador-adds-8-more-bitcoin-as-national-btc-treasury-reaches-7696-37-btc/)

El Salvador's national bitcoin reserve, which now stands at about 7,696 coins worth roughly $460 million, has become the subject of an accounting dispute with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under a $1.4 billion lending program, the…

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