Nayib Bukele

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Event January 30, 2025 Added July 28, 2026 Updated September 22, 2026 Article

El Salvador ends mandatory bitcoin acceptance under a $1.4B IMF deal — and keeps buying anyway

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Nayib Bukele

El Salvador's legislature voted 55-2 to end mandatory bitcoin acceptance under a $1.4B IMF deal that also capped public-sector bitcoin buying at zero — a line the government kept testing anyway.

Event September 7, 2021 Added July 28, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Article

El Salvador becomes the first country to make bitcoin legal tender (September 7, 2021)

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Nayib Bukele

El Salvador's Bitcoin Law took effect on September 7, 2021, requiring merchants nationwide to accept bitcoin and launching the government's Chivo wallet with a $30 sign-up incentive.