Bukele Touts Bitcoin Gains in El Salvador, Says Country Won't Sell Despite 40% Potential Profit
• El Salvador president Nayib Bukele claims the country would have made a 40% profit if it sold its Bitcoin purchases today
• El Salvador believed to be holding 2,848 Bitcoin, worth $173 million at current prices
• Bukele criticizes media outlets for writing "thousands of articles" about El Salvador's supposed Bitcoin losses when prices were down
• Despite price gains, Bukele says El Salvador won't sell its Bitcoin "1 BTC = 1 BTC"
• Bukele recently re-elected with 85% of vote after cracking down on gang violence and reducing murder rate by 90%