Colombia pension to offer Bitcoin; US ETF outflow; PENGUIN soars
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Colombia’s second-largest private pension manager plans a Bitcoin-linked investment product; U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs record a fifth straight day of outflows; and PENGUIN memecoin rallies following a White House social media post.
Colombia’s second-largest private pension manager to roll out Bitcoin exposure
AFP Protección, Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund administrator, is preparing to introduce an investment fund offering exposure to Bitcoin. Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the plan in an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik.
Access will be restricted and provided through a personalized advisory process to evaluate each client’s risk profile. Only customers meeting defined criteria will be eligible to allocate a portion of their portfolios to Bitcoin (BTC). Correa said diversification remains a key consideration, noting that qualified clients may choose to dedicate a percentage of their holdings to this asset class.
The initiative follows a similar move 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 Colombian pension fund administrator to enter the digital asset market.
Protección reveals Bitcoin fund plan. Source: Valora Analitik
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs log $1.72B in five-day outflow run
U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds extended their net outflow streak to five consecutive sessions as broader crypto sentiment softened.
The funds recorded $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing a trend that started the prior Friday. Across the five sessions—spanning a U.S. trading week shortened by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday—cumulative outflows totaled approximately $1.72 billion, according to Farside data.
Bitcoin traded at $89,160 at publication time and has remained below the $100,000 psychological threshold since Nov. 13, according to CoinMarketCap.
PENGUIN memecoin jumps 564% after White House social post, traders say
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin surged about 564% over 24 hours, with traders linking the move to a viral social media post from the United States White House on Friday.
The White House post on X showed U.S. President Donald Trump walking hand-in-hand with a penguin through the snow, accompanied by the caption: “Embrace the penguin.”
PENGUIN memecoin price action. Source: DEXScreener
Before the post, PENGUIN’s market capitalization stood at roughly $387,000, according to SolanaFloor. It is currently trading near $0.13 and carries a market capitalization exceeding $135 million, DEXScreener data shows.
The rally follows a weak stretch for memecoins in 2025, when a token endorsed by Argentina’s President Javier Milei and another linked to U.S. President Donald Trump saw their values collapse within days of launch.
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