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Bitcoin in El Salvador this week

Bitcoin Histórico opens in the National Palace on 11 November. Here is the programme, the news and the numbers, collected from X.

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Updated Nov 8

Countdown

Bitcoin Histórico starts in

Coming up

The week’s events

Nov 11-12 · National Palace, San Salvador

Bitcoin Histórico

Year two of the conference organised by The Bitcoin Office in the National Palace. Main Stage keynotes inside; free family activities outside in Plaza Gerardo Barrios with the keynotes on giant LED screens, music and 21,000 free pupusas. 'Chero' (local) tickets sold out on 4 Nov. Genesis Crown Pass holders get VIP seating and priority networking with the speakers.

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Nov 13 · Lake Ilopango

Renaissance Rodeo

The day after Bitcoin Histórico: bull riding and barrel racing at Lake Ilopango, with Max Keiser previewing it in a cowboy hat. The Bitcoin Office pitches the week as the whole 'Freedom Stack': freedom money, freedom food, freedom tech.

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Main Stage

Keynotes announced so far

Announced by the organisers on X between 4 and 8 November. The programme can still change.

Jon AtackBitcoin Core contributorBitcoin, AI, Decentralization, and El Salvador@jonatack
Marc SealFounder of Aevonix, local AI agentsNot Your Weights, Not Your Intelligence@Kurcide
Efrat FenigsonJournalist, host of You’re The VoiceSovereign on Every Level: From the Individual to the Nation@efenigson
Nacho Pauls with Efrat FenigsonFireside chatFireside: The Story of Ocean Mining@NachoPauls
Julian FigueroaCreator and host of The Exit ManualGen Z vs Bitcoin@kinetic_finance
Michelle WeekleyDirector of Product Development, Byte FederalCorruption, Inc.: How Fiat Currency Enables Corruption@michelleweekley
George McBrideManaging Director, Satstreet El SalvadorBig Money Coming to El Salvador: Bitcoin, Global Capital and a Shifting World Order@georgemcbride_
Beau TurnerCEO of Abundant MinesChange Your Energy, Change Your Life@Beau_Turner21

The numbers

The national Bitcoin reserve

BTC held7,827

Approx. value (USD)$588.7M

As ofNov 6

7,827 BTC in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, about $588.7M at the 6 Nov price (Cointelegraph). Bitcoin Magazine reported another purchase on 5 Nov, with the reserve then valued at about $593.4M.

This week on X

What was said and done

Nov 7People
El Flaco (@_pretyflaco), who joined the Galoy and Bitcoin Beach Wallet teams in August 2021, just before El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender, announced he is leaving the Blink team after more than five years.
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Nov 6Reserve
Bitcoin fell about 6% and El Salvador kept buying: Cointelegraph put the reserve at 7,827 BTC, roughly $588.7M.
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Nov 5Reserve
Bitcoin Magazine: El Salvador bought another BTC for its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, which then held 7,827 BTC worth about $593.4M.
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Nov 5Education
Efrat Fenigson gave a special lecture to the Bitcoin Office’s CUBO+ students on career, purpose and resilience.
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Nov 4Tickets
Chero tickets for Bitcoin Histórico sold out; the plaza activities remain free for families.
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Official channels

Bitcoin Histórico website ↗ @btchistoricosv @bitcoinofficesv Bitcoin merchants map

Collected on X on 8 Nov 2026 from the official accounts @btchistoricosv and @bitcoinofficesv, Bitcoin Magazine and Cointelegraph. Verify dates and programme on the organisers' pages before you travel.

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