El Salvador President Refutes Reports That the Country Has Transferred Bitcoin Reserves
- Spanish newspaper El País reported that El Salvador transferred majority ownership and control of over 7,763 BTC to a private operator.
- President Nayib Bukele called the El País report 'fake news' and stated the claim is 'completely false.'
- Bukele clarified that the IMF statement referred to the transfer of equity in the Chivo wallet, not El Salvador's strategic Bitcoin reserve.
- The IMF previously stated that El Salvador committed to no longer accumulating Bitcoin with public funds, and the Chivo wallet has largely withdrawn from public participation.
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has refuted claims by Spanish newspaper El País that the country transferred its Bitcoin reserves. El País reported that El Salvador had transferred majority ownership and control of over 7,763 BTC to a private operator, but Bukele dismissed the report as "fake news" and stated the claim is "completely false."
Bukele clarified that the IMF statement referenced by El País pertained to the transfer of equity in the Chivo wallet, not El Salvador's strategic Bitcoin reserve. He emphasized that readers should "read carefully" as the IMF statement says "the exact opposite" of what El País claimed, and accused the media outlet of "blatantly" misleading its audience.
The IMF had previously stated that El Salvador committed to ceasing Bitcoin accumulation using public funds, and the Chivo wallet has largely withdrawn from public participation. This clarification addresses confusion between the country's strategic Bitcoin holdings and the separate Chivo wallet equity transfer.
萨尔瓦多总统否认国家转移比特币储备的报道
萨尔瓦多总统纳伊布·布克莱驳斥了西班牙报纸《国家报》关于该国转移比特币储备的报道。《国家报》声称萨尔瓦多将7763枚比特币的多数所有权和控制权转移给私人运营商，但布克莱将该报道斥为"假新闻"，并声称这一说法"完全错误"。
布克莱澄清，《国家报》引用的国际货币基金组织声明涉及的是Chivo钱包股权的转移，而非萨尔瓦多的战略比特币储备。他强调读者应该"仔细阅读"，因为国际货币基金组织的声明与《国家报》的说法"恰恰相反"，并指责该媒体"公然"误导读者。
国际货币基金组织此前曾表示，萨尔瓦多承诺停止使用公共资金积累比特币，Chivo钱包已基本退出公众参与。这一澄清消除了人们对该国战略比特币持有量与单独的Chivo钱包股权转移之间的混淆。