{"id":72092,"date":"2025-09-08T12:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=72092"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:50:58","slug":"el-salvador-marks-bitcoin-law-anniversary-with-21-btc-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/el-salvador-marks-bitcoin-law-anniversary-with-21-btc-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"El Salvador Marks Bitcoin Law Anniversary with 21 BTC Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 7, the government of El Salvador purchased 21 BTC worth $2.3 million to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Bitcoin law. This was announced by President Nayib Bukele.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buying 21 bitcoin for Bitcoin Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3X4yKeiqzg\">pic.twitter.com\/3X4yKeiqzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1964774115405070742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Central American country became the first in the world to recognize digital gold as legal tender.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>El Salvador&#8217;s state crypto reserve has reached 6313 BTC, valued at $701 million. At the end of August, the authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-shields-its-6284-btc-from-quantum-threat\">distributed<\/a> these funds across 14 new addresses due to potential threats from quantum computing.<\/p>\n<p>The country has been purchasing 1 BTC daily since March last year, despite obligations to the <span data-descr=\"International Monetary Fund\" class=\"old_tooltip\">IMF<\/span>. In 2024, the parties <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-augments-bitcoin-reserves-by-19-btc\">signed<\/a> an agreement that limited El Salvador&#8217;s acquisition of digital gold in exchange for a 40-month loan of $1.4 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The International Monetary Fund is pushing for the cessation of any crypto initiatives. According to the regulator, state involvement in the digital asset sphere poses serious risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to the IMF&#8217;s demands, Bukele <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-expands-bitcoin-reserves-to-6111-btc\">emphasized<\/a> that &#8220;the purchases will not stop.&#8221; However, reports of Bitcoin acquisitions contradict an official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elibrary.imf.org\/view\/journals\/002\/2025\/190\/002.2025.issue-190-en.xml?cid=568621-com-dsp-crossref\">statement<\/a> sent by El Salvador&#8217;s finance minister to the International Monetary Fund in July, which stated that the authorities had stopped replenishing the crypto reserve in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, the country has also been involved in mining digital assets. Back then, El Salvador began mining the first cryptocurrency using geothermal volcanic energy. In October 2023, it launched its own mining pool, Lava Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-mines-nearly-474-btc-in-three-years\">reports indicated<\/a> that over three years, the Central American state mined nearly 474 BTC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, El Salvador&#8217;s share in the global Bitcoin hash rate stands at 1.1 EH\/s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-09-08 \u0432 12.21.58\" class=\"wp-image-265220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-1536x912.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.21.58-2048x1216.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hashrateindex.com\/network-data\/global-hashrate-heatmap\">Hashrate Index<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News from Metaplanet and Strategy\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>On September 8, &#8220;Japan&#8217;s Strategy,&#8221; Metaplanet, announced the purchase of 136 BTC. The firm&#8217;s balance increased to 20,136 BTC, valued at over $2.2 billion at the current rate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*Metaplanet Acquires Additional 136 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>, Total Holdings Reach 20,136 BTC* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c41t6bJg1L\">pic.twitter.com\/c41t6bJg1L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metaplanet_JP\/status\/1964887196458275049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Currently, Metaplanet ranks sixth among corporate holders of the first cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In June, the company&#8217;s CEO, Simon Gerovich, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gerovich\/status\/1930890983425953887\">stated<\/a> that the firm intends to acquire a total of 210,000 BTC by 2027. This could potentially elevate it to the second position in the rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-09-08 \u0432 12.31.03\" class=\"wp-image-265221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-1536x705.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-08-v-12.31.03-2048x940.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top 10 largest Bitcoin holders among public companies. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/bitbo.io\/treasuries\/\">Bitbo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Almost simultaneously, Strategy&#8217;s CEO, Michael Saylor, hinted at another digital gold purchase. On September 7, he shared a screenshot of the firm&#8217;s Bitcoin portfolio with the caption &#8220;needs more orange.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Needs More Orange <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yvgqvmKtOb\">pic.twitter.com\/yvgqvmKtOb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1964663226039492970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back in August, the total volume of crypto reserves accumulated by companies <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/corporate-bitcoin-reserves-growth-slows-significantly\">reached<\/a> a record 840,000 BTC. However, the size of purchases and transactions fell to annual lows.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 7, the government of El Salvador purchased 21 BTC worth $2.3 million to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Bitcoin law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Meanwhile, Metaplanet announced the purchase of 136 BTC.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1278,1207],"class_list":["post-72092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-el-salvador","tag-microstrategy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"228","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Meanwhile, Metaplanet announced the purchase of 136 BTC.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72094,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72092\/revisions\/72094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}