El Salvador Adds 8 BTC As Treasury Reaches 7,696 Bitcoin

El Salvador added 8 BTC to its national Bitcoin treasury over the past seven days, lifting the country’s total holdings to 7,696.37 BTC.

The country’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is now worth more than $461 million, based on Bitcoin trading near $60,100 at the latest market check. The latest increase keeps El Salvador’s reserve policy active despite weaker Bitcoin prices compared with earlier 2026 levels.

The update gives the Central American country another week of net reserve growth at a time when sovereign Bitcoin accumulation remains a closely watched market theme. El Salvador has built one of the clearest government-held Bitcoin positions in the world, with its holdings tracked through the Bitcoin Office rather than through a private treasury disclosure or corporate balance sheet.

Bitcoin Price Weakness Reduces Dollar Value

The 7,696.37 BTC position is larger than it was earlier this year, but the dollar value has moved with Bitcoin’s price. BTC traded near $60,100 at the latest check, leaving the national treasury above $461 million even after recent market weakness.

That valuation is lower than the levels seen during stronger Bitcoin rallies, when the same reserve policy carried a higher headline value. El Salvador’s earlier Bitcoin drawdown had already placed the country’s Bitcoin conviction under renewed market scrutiny as BTC’s decline reduced the value of the national stack.

The latest weekly addition does not change El Salvador’s broader exposure profile. It increases the coin balance while keeping the treasury tied to Bitcoin’s price cycle, which means the dollar value can move sharply even when the country’s BTC count continues to rise.

IMF Deal Keeps Policy Under Scrutiny

El Salvador’s Bitcoin policy remains politically sensitive because of its agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The country amended its Bitcoin law after the IMF deal, making private-sector acceptance voluntary while keeping Bitcoin within the country’s legal framework.

The bitcoin-law reform reduced the mandatory payment role that first made El Salvador a global crypto case study in 2021. The treasury strategy, however, has continued to draw attention because the reserve balance has kept rising.

That leaves two separate policy tracks in place. Bitcoin’s everyday payment role has been narrowed, while the reserve position remains visible through official holdings data. The latest weekly increase shows the treasury side of the strategy is still expanding.

El Salvador held 7,696.37 BTC after the latest 8 BTC weekly addition, with the position valued at more than $461 million while Bitcoin traded near $60,100.

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