Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
The International Monetary Fund approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador following reviews of its $1.4 billion program, granting waivers for unmet Bitcoin accumulation criteria based on corrective steps
Coinbase infrastructure will power a $2 flat-fee transfers app for U.S.-El Salvador remittances, but the country’s official Bitcoin Office says no state involvement in the Modveon project
President Nayib Bukele dismissed reports that the country transferred its strategic Bitcoin holdings, clarifying that only shares in the Chivo wallet changed hands amid IMF program updates
Staff-level deal on combined program reviews verifies no public funds used for post-June 2025 Bitcoin additions and advances next disbursement under $1.4 billion facility
A Bitcoin Core developer reports that a restaurant in El Zonte recorded just one Bitcoin transaction in August 2026, aligning a broader national drop in everyday use of the asset as legal tender
