Today in Crypto: Colombia’s second-largest private pension to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin, US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs extend their outflow streak. Meanwhile, PENGUIN memecoin surges following White House social media post.
Colombia’s second-largest pension fund to offer Bitcoin exposure
Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin.
Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to Correa, access to the product will be limited and granted only through a personalized advisory process designed to assess each investor’s risk profile. Only clients who meet specific criteria will be able to allocate a portion of their portfolios to Bitcoin (BTC).
“The most important element is diversification,” Correa noted, adding that “those who can participate will find a space for a percentage of their portfolio, if they so wish, to be exposed to this type of asset.”
Protección’s move follows a similar step by Skandia Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones y Cesantías, which began offering Bitcoin exposure in one of its portfolios in September last year. With this launch, Protección becomes the second major pension fund administrator in Colombia to enter the digital asset space.
US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their outflow streak to five days as crypto market sentiment continues to wane.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing an outflow streak that began the previous Friday.
Over the five days, including the four-day trading week in the US shortened by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, total outflows reached approximately $1.72 billion, according to Farside data.
The spot price of Bitcoin is $89,160 at the time of publication, having not been above the psychological $100,000 price level since Nov. 13, according to CoinMarketCap.
PENGUIN Memecoin surges 564%, traders attribute it to White House social media post
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin surged by about 564% in 24 hours, which traders attributed to a social media post from the United States White House that went viral on Friday.
The White House X post featured a picture of US President Donald Trump and a penguin holding hands and walking through the snow, with a short message: “Embrace the penguin.”
PENGUIN traded at a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the post, according to SolanaFloor, and is currently trading at about $0.13, while boasting a market capitalization of over $135 million, data from DEXScreener shows.
The surge follows a disappointing year for memecoins, which experienced a downturn in 2025 after a token endorsed by Argentina’s President Javier Milei and a memecoin linked to US President Donald Trump imploded in value within days of launching.
