According to CriptoNoticias, AFP Protectión, Colombia's second-largest pension fund manager, plans to launch a Bitcoin-exposed fund for long-term asset allocation and diversification, rather than short-term speculation. The product will be available to investors who meet risk assessment criteria through a personalized investment advisory process, allowing them to allocate only a portion of their portfolio to Bitcoin. Protectión manages assets for approximately 8.5 million clients, covering mandatory pensions, voluntary pensions, and severance pay accounts, with assets under management exceeding 220 trillion Colombian pesos (approximately US$55 billion).

According to Huoxun Finance on January 25, OnchainLens reported that seven wallets associated with the same entity purchased 4,300 $XAUT at a price of $5,049 each, for a total value of $21.71 million.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Warden announced on the X platform that it has completed a $4 million strategic funding round at a valuation of $200 million. This funding round did not involve venture capital roadshows or traditional fundraising; the participants were all developers who had already partnered with Warden, including 0G, Messari, and Venice.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Aztec announced on the X platform that the sequencer signal confirmation for the AZTEC TGE proposal has been completed and is now in the community voting phase. Voting will begin at 5 PM UTC on Monday, January 26th. Token sale participants can vote to unlock their tokens. If the vote passes, TGE could launch as early as 7 AM UTC on February 12th.

According to a report by South Korean media outlet OhmyNews on January 25th, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office in South Korea has reportedly lost a large amount of Bitcoin seized and stored in connection with a criminal case. The exact amount of Bitcoin lost has not been released, but it is understood to be worth hundreds of billions of won. The prosecution is conducting an internal investigation. The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office discovered the loss during a routine check of seized financial assets for any irregularities. At the time, they were examining Bitcoin-related passwords stored on a USB flash drive. A prosecution official stated, "We understand that the incident occurred during a routine check of seized Bitcoins when someone inadvertently visited a so-called 'fake (fraudulent) website.' Internal discussions within the prosecution suggest the lost Bitcoins are worth as much as 70 billion won." An official from the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office, responding to media inquiries, stated, "We cannot confirm this."