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In response to the event where "the Governor of the Czech Central Bank proposed for the first time to include Bitcoin in foreign exchange reserves and the President of Czech signed a new law stating that holding Bitcoin for more than three years can be exempted from capital gains tax", Bitget CEO Gracy Chen posted on X platform: If the proposal is passed, the Czech Central Bank may invest 5% of its €140 billion reserve in Bitcoin (€7 billion, approximately 75,000 BTC), potentially making it the third largest holder of Bitcoin globally, only behind USA and China but ahead of UK and Ukraine. The exemption from taxes for holdings over three years will encourage businesses and individuals to hold BTC long-term. Although opposed by European Central Bank (ECB), Czech has an independent monetary policy not restricted by ECB; if this policy proves effective other European countries might follow suit. Furthermore, she stated that Czech has highest density of Bitcoin ATMs across Europe with Eastern Europe's most active crypto community along with a friendly regulatory environment which makes it a hub for crypto innovation in Europe.

The latest analysis from CryptoQuant shows that the Bitcoin network activity index has fallen to 3760, a 15% drop from its historical high in November 2024 and a new low for the year. This index comprehensively measures multiple indicators such as the number of active addresses, transaction volume, block size, and fees. Daily transactions have dropped from a peak of 734,000 to 346,000, a decrease of 53%; unconfirmed transactions in the Bitcoin mempool fell sharply from 287,000 in December 2024 to just 3,000 - nearly a 99% drop - reaching its lowest level since March 2022. The analysis points out that the decline in Bitcoin network activity is mainly due to a sharp reduction in usage of Runes Protocol; its average daily usage has dropped from an April-2024 high of approximately eight hundred thousand times per day down to ten thousand times currently. However, CryptoQuant analysts believe that this decrease in network activity may not directly affect Bitcoin's price trend. Data shows significant increases over time in accumulated addresses which historically often presage rises in bitcoin prices reflecting market recognition of bitcoin as an investment asset and store value.