El Salvador’s Bitcoin gains top $300 million

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele highlighted the country’s unrealized gains from its Bitcoin investments on social media after the cryptocurrency surpassed $100,000 for the first time.

On Dec. 5, Bitcoin
BTC
reached $100,000 for the first time, sparking celebrations within the crypto community. That same day, Autism Capital, a crypto-focused account on X, asked Bukele to share El Salvador’s Bitcoin portfolio to “dunk on the haters.” Bukele responded by posting the country’s BTC holdings on X.