Artificial Intelligence Meets Bitcoin: Inside Bukele’s Trillion-Dollar Plan for El Salvador
El Salvador is not executing a trillion-dollar plan, but President Nayib Bukele has implemented a national strategy integrating Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence as core infrastructure to potentially boost GDP tenfold to $300 billion by 2029. As of mid-2026, the government treats Bitcoin as a structural reserve asset with holdings exceeding 7,500 BTC (valued over $660 million) while deploying AI to enhance public sector efficiency and education. …