The International Monetary Fund has approved an immediate payment of about $138 million to El Salvador. The money comes from the country's $1.4 billion financing program with the fund. Cointelegraph reported the news on Oct 4, 2026.
El Salvador did not meet some of the performance criteria in the program, and the money was approved anyway. According to the report's headline, the IMF granted waivers related to Bitcoin. The coverage does not say which criteria were missed or by how much.
The IMF said El Salvador will keep working to cut the government's role in Bitcoin-related activities. It also said the country will keep improving how it regulates and oversees crypto assets. The report gives no timeline or details for either step.
For anyone already holding a perpetual futures position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The story is about a loan payment and government policy in one country. It says nothing about funding rates, trading fees or liquidity on any exchange.
Source: cointelegraph — El Salvador receives $138 million from IMF after Bitcoin waivers granted
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