El Salvador's IMF talks over $1.3 billion remain stuck on doubts over bitcoin audit

Negotiations between the Salvadoran government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan of $1.3 billion have suffered a new stall.

Technical staff at the international agency are demanding the repeal of the law that gives Bitcoin legal tender status and the transparent publication of the state's crypto-asset trust.