El Salvador already follow what IMF advice to take out their decision to make Bitcoin as their legal tender. But for asking not to buy Bitcoin is to much and its good that we see El Salvador is fighting for their right to decide then ignore those ugly controlling attempt made by IMF.

For sure that El Salvador see that they would get more better profits or opportunities by holding Bitcoin. Rather than become a slave of IMF.

I believe in future once El Salvador would get a lot of profit they won't need to take loan from IMF just to fund their future purchases.

At least IMF did not take immediate action against El Salvador and only they knew of actual reasons behind this delayed reaction. El Salvador actually was given several years since the last market cycle for accumulating bitcoin, holding it and till 2024 and 2025, they have very good profit from their Bitcoin portfolio.

If by IMF pressure, El Salvador must sell their bitcoin for cash, US dollar or gold, their national treasury has actually been enriched and has become stronger a lot. They can not separate from IMF so they will have to change their national policy according to IMF request. So far, there is no existence of Bitcoin Legal Tender in El Salvador but I don't see this nation stop purchasing bitcoin.

It is truly unimaginable that El Salvador has advertised its Bitcoin strategy amidst international scrutiny
Bukele is giving the IMF the thumbs up  

Yahh, El Salvador  began accepting bitcoins in large quantities as part of a $1.4 billion loan  agreement, prompting the International Monetary Fund to prohibit it from accepting more bitcoins. But El Salvador doing smarter by using Bitcoin Office, so that they are not accused of violating the IMF's rules directly lol  

HODLING 6,200 BTC ! ! , Nayib Bukele is just doing awesome. If he got a chance, he would probably recognize Bitcoin as the main currency of his country
He is just giving other nations a psychological strength to adopt Bitcoin in any situation

Nobody knows for sure, but since el salvador has stolen spotlight with the BTC buying I think they just don't want the trend to continue to other countries, therefore the sanctions.

Honestly a big win for el salvador to keep stacking BTC.

It would be lame to compare bitcoin with gold at this stage, as gold has been considered a proven safe haven for thousands of years while bitcoin is a fairly new, volatile and more speculative asset.

BTC also does not weaken USD, if it was a threat to USD, do you think US would accept it?

We are bitcoin investors and we are very sensitive and upset when someone badmouths BTC or restricts it. But if we are realistic and fair, we cannot deny that investing in bitcoin also has certain risks, especially when it comes to the country's economy.

Not to mention, if it were you, would you be willing to lend someone a large sum of money when you weren't sure if they could repay you? You will have to ask thousands of questions and make a series of requests before lending them money. Likewise, the IMF is a lender and needs to ensure that debtors can repay their debts.

You can hardly expect something like that if you have 6000+ BTC and invest at a rate of 1 BTC per day (365 per year). It is simply too slow to make a profit with which you would be in a position to no longer need loans, not to mention the fact that when you sell BTC, and repay the debt, you have nothing left.

Furthermore, the question arises as to what will happen when Bukele is no longer president, will the new president continue on the same path or will he make a complete U-turn?

Unpopular opinion: putting aside IMF's bad reputation, I think it's not unreasonable for a lender to impose certain restrictions on how the money is spent, to decrease the risk of default due to bad investments. Like it or not, Bitcoin is still a highly volatile asset rather than a safe store of value instrument and as such, it makes sense for lenders not to allow borrowers to invest the borrowed money in such.
Now, what are the IMF's true intentions? I don't know. They could be genuinely concerned about the risk of default and security of the loan, but it's also possible they want to use their position to curb Bitcoin as a threat to the traditional financial system.

Simply because that is not the goal of IMF. IMF’s purpose is to try to provide aid to countries that needs it the most and to help them with their economic growth where possible. Bitcoin, or any other form of investments, ie. precious metals are not meant to simulate economic growth in the long term.

If you require aids and loans, you have better priorities than to be stacking sats. Don’t act like the victim when you’re called out for it. Of course, there are no issues when developed countries like the US proposes it.

If your country's economy is struggling and people's lives are poor, you need to focus on improving the country. By changing economic policies, improving infrastructure, attracting foreign investment, creating jobs for people...rather than investing in a certain asset and expecting it to improve the country's economy.

IMF wants El Salvador to focus on those things to improve the country instead of spending too much time and money on bitcoin. Investing in a highly volatile asset like bitcoin won't solve El Salvador's problems . Not only with bitcoin ,  I believe the IMF would not be happy with El Salvador even if they used all that money to invest in gold , stocks because that is not the way to improve the economy.