💥🇪🇺 European stocks kick off 2026 with new record highs, signaling strong market performance as the year begins. For more details, visit RTRS.

💥🇬🇧 The British index FTSE-100 has surpassed the 10,000-point mark for the first time in history.

🚗 BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, is projected to surpass Tesla in sales by the end of 2025, marking a historic milestone as the world’s leading seller of electric cars. This shift in the market dynamics highlights the growing competition in the electric vehicle sector. For more details, visit CNBC.

⚠️✴️🇺🇸 Peter Schiff stated that if shares of Strategy were included in the S&P 500 index, they would rank as the sixth worst-performing stock by the end of 2025, with a projected decline of 48%. He argued that Michael Saylor's approach has destroyed shareholder value.

🚀 Tether has acquired 8,888 BTC in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company's CEO. This significant purchase highlights Tether's continued investment in cryptocurrency as it expands its presence in the digital asset market. For more details, visit Tether.

🚗 NIO, Zeekr, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Rox Motor have reported record deliveries for December. The surge in shipments highlights the growing demand for electric vehicles in the market. For more information, visit here.

🚗 China has initiated a public consultation on the national standard for solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.

✨ El Salvador's National BTC Administration announced plans to actively invest in BTC and AI by 2026.

✨ Most Polymarket users predict that BTC will either rise to $100,000 or fall to $75,000 by 2026. The likelihood of BTC reaching $130,000 and surpassing its all-time high in 2026 is assessed by players at just 35%. For more details, visit here.

🚨🇺🇸 Tesla has reported fourth-quarter deliveries for 2025 at 418,227 vehicles, a decline of 16% year-over-year, falling short of expectations of 440,907. For the entire year of 2025, total deliveries reached 1.64 million vehicles, also below the anticipated 1.65 million. For more details, you can view the full report here.

🚨 Canada’s Manufacturing PMI for December has been released, showing a slight increase to 48.6 from the previous 48.4. This figure indicates ongoing challenges in the manufacturing sector, as a reading below 50 typically signals contraction.

⚠️🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed that the head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, take over as head of his office, following the dismissal of Andriy Yermak amid corruption allegations. Budanov has accepted the offer. *Budanov is included in the list of terrorists and extremists by Russia's Financial Monitoring Service.

📊 The U.S. S&P Manufacturing PMI for December reported at 51.8, falling short of expectations which were set at 52.2.

🇺🇸 Former President Trump announced that he has successfully completed a medical examination and underwent a cognitive abilities test.

⚠️✴️ On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that hundreds of crypto wallets are currently being hacked and are under attack across various EVM networks.

⚠️🇮🇳 The coal surplus situation in India has worsened, prompting Coal India Ltd., the largest mining company, to consider exporting coal. — BBG

🌐 Baidu is set to launch an IPO for its AI chip manufacturing unit, Kunlunxin, in Hong Kong.

🚨 Ilya Lichtenstein, who, along with his girlfriend, hacked Bitfinex for $4.5 billion in 2016, has been released early following a sentence reduction under the U.S. "First Step Act," signed by Trump. Lichtenstein served just over a year in prison after being sentenced to five years in November 2024.

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✨ Grayscale's head of research, Zak Pandl, predicted in an interview with CNBC that 2026 could mark the beginning of an "institutional era" for cryptocurrencies. He believes that Bitcoin is likely to reach a new all-time high in the first half of 2026.

🚤 In Ghana, a man named Noah has been arrested for constructing arks intended to save people and animals from a predicted Great Flood set for December 25, 2025. The prophet was taken into custody after the flood failed to occur, and he reportedly used funds from believers in the apocalypse to purchase a new Mercedes. In police custody, Ebo Noah claims he persuaded God to avert the disaster at the last moment.

🔥⚠️🇻🇪 Reports indicate a series of strikes in Caracas. The US has targeted a port in the city, leading to a power outage in the southern part of Caracas amid reports of explosions near a major military base. At least seven explosions have been recorded, with multiple aircraft spotted overhead. US assault helicopters were seen in the sky, and Venezuelan airspace is fully closed. Gunfire is audible in the city, and US special forces are reportedly involved in a ground operation, leading to clashes with Venezuelan military. The home of Venezuela's Defense Minister has been bombed, according to Sky News Arabia. mt in max