Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador’s Bitcoin?

“We’ve decided to transfer a big chunk of our Bitcoin to a cold wallet, and store that cold wallet in a physical vault within our national territory,” President Nayib Bukele, who made history by declaring bitcoin legal tender in September of 2021, said Thursday on X. With something like $400 million in bitcoins at stake, the mind reels with the possibilities of what just he means.

This comic is part of CoinDesk’s “Future of Bitcoin” package published to coincide with the fourth Bitcoin “halving” in April 2024. Lina Seiche is the creator (mommy) of The Little HODLer, one of the world’s most popular Bitcoin merchandise brands.