According to RIA Novosti, he announced this in his social networks.
“El Salvador purchased 80 bitcoins today at a price of $19,000 each.
Bitcoin is the future!
Thank you for selling cheap,” Bukele wrote.
The agency clarifies that the government of El Salvador, in order to develop a system of cryptocurrency payments in the country, has acquired 2,381 BTC coins over the past nine months, spending more than $106 million on this. At the current cryptocurrency exchange rate, their total value is currently just over $45 million.
In January 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the El Salvadoran authorities to reverse the decision to recognize bitcoin as an official means of payment.