El Salvador's central bank buys $50 million of gold as government keeps adding bitcoin CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data By: Krisztian Sandor 29 January 2026 at 22:19 The bitcoin-friendly nation's central bank now holds over $360 million of the yellow metal, while the government, led by President Nayib Bukele, has bitcoin holdings worth $635 million.