IMF Demands Bitcoin Reforms for El Salvador Loan
Bitcoin (BTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that El Salvador must comply with several Bitcoin-related conditions to secure a $1.4 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization noted these demands following the completion of its second and third reviews that led to the immediate disbursement of $138 million to the country. Bitcoin in El Salvador: a brief …
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
BTC is trading at $84,880.05 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.9%, indicating strong immediate buying pressure compared to the 4-hour ratio of 42.9%. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$6,478,512, showing net buying in the short term, while the 4-hour delta is negative at -$17,962,925, suggesting selling pressure over the medium term. Over 24 hours, the buy ratio is 51.7% with a positive volume delta of +$46,980,815 and a cumulative volume delta (CVD) of +$36,968,147. This means that over the last day, buyers have outweighed sellers, resulting in net accumulation.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.7% sits at the 18th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 47.7%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 51.7% an unusual day with 4.0 percentage points more buying activity than average. Spot volume was 1.09x the weekly average, indicating higher-than-normal trading activity. However, the 8-day volume delta total was -$414,515,367, showing that despite today's buying, the week has seen net selling. This contrasts with the 24-hour net buying, highlighting a shift in flow. The price change over 8 days is +0.6%, with zero days of net buying in the weekly data, suggesting this is a reversal day in a generally selling week.