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European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year compared with a year earlier even as overall sales of EVs grew, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. There have been complaints about an aging lineup of vehicles from Tesla and also a significant backlash against CEO Elon Musk and his affiliation with the Trump administration in the U.S. In Europe, Musk's endorsement of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party in last month's national election drew broad condemnation. On Tuesday, BYD reported a record 777.1 billion yuan ($107 billion) in revenue for 2024 as sales of its electric and hybrid vehicles jumped 40%.

LONDON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture will launch a dollar-pegged stablecoin, it said in a statement on Tuesday, after raising more than half a billion dollars from selling a separate digital token. The stablecoin, called USD1, will be fully backed by U.S. Treasuries, dollars and other cash equivalents and is designed to keep a value of $1, World Liberty said in the statement. Dollar-pegged stablecoins such as Tether and USDC have ballooned in recent years and now act as a key cog in the multi-trillion dollar crypto trading industry, helping move funds between different cryptocurrencies or into regular cash.

Let’s face it: artificial intelligence is the real change-agent in the world. We can cling to the idea that speculative tokens are retail products, or embrace crypto's supporting role as excellent technology in service of AI, says Steven Waterhouse.

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Tariff moves continue to remain front and center for investors.

Key indicators such as BTC's implied volatility index and funding rates point to subdued volatility expectations.

Dubai's Emirates NBD bank is teaming up with BlackRock to offer its wealth management clients opportunities to access alternative asset classes, with a focus on private markets, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Both firms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an investment platform for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wealth management market, which will initially focus on private credit and multi-alternatives. Private markets, including both equity and credit markets, are less liquid but also promise higher returns than listed securities.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has officially signed the “Bitcoin Rights” bill into law, a move that solidifies protections for cryptocurrency users within the state.

BlackRock has officially launched its iShares Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) in Europe, marking a significant expansion of its crypto offerings beyond North America.

TMTG, the media company owned by President Trump, has entered into a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to launch crypto ETFs.