According to news on January 8, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan responded to the news of the Czech Republic’s strategic Bitcoin reserve plan. Hougan has previously predicted that Bitcoin adoption will increase significantly this year, noting that "dominoes are starting to fall." Yesterday’s news, Czech National Bank (CNB) Governor Aleš Michl said that Bitcoin is being considered as part of the diversification of foreign exchange reserves. However, CNB currently has no immediate plans to purchase crypto assets, and future adoption still requires board approval. At the same time, CNB plans to continue to promote reserve diversification through the purchase of gold, with the goal of increasing gold holdings to 5% of total assets by 2028.