On January 8, news emerged that Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan responded to the news of the Czech Republic's strategic Bitcoin reserve plan. Hougan had previously predicted that the adoption of Bitcoin by countries would significantly increase this year, noting that "the dominoes are starting to fall." Recently, Czech National Bank (CNB) Governor Aleš Michl stated that they are considering Bitcoin as part of the diversification of foreign exchange reserves. However, the CNB currently does not plan to immediately purchase crypto assets, and future adoption still requires board approval. Meanwhile, the CNB plans to continue advancing reserve diversification by purchasing gold, aiming to increase gold holdings to 5% of total assets by 2028.