Decentralised finance (DeFi) is often touted as the ‘future of finance’. As opposed to centralised cryptocurrency exchanges, Decentralised exchanges (DEX) offer self-executing smart contracts without the need for intermediaries. However, there are some downsides to DeFi; the major of which is crypto-based money laundering. Crypto-based money laundering has found a new channel through DeFi protocols...Read More

Breaking news! The king of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC), has fallen to its lowest level this year! As of 11 May 2022, BTC fell below $29,000—its lowest since July 2021. Even though the news of BTC crashing and rising might not mean much to you, especially if you don’t have any investments in it, you might...Read More

Ever since the announcement of Elon Musk’s stake in one of the biggest social media companies, Twitter, and the speculations surrounding his appointment as a member of the board of directors, the company has experienced erratic sales in shares. Between the tech giant’s obvious influence on the stock value of companies, Twitter’s difficulty in achieving...Read More

Since the last half of 2021, Bitcoin (BTC) has recorded milestones, including El Salvador’s adoption of the cryptocurrency as a legal tender. Earlier this year, Uruguay became the 11th South American country to further embrace cryptocurrency by deploying its first Bitcoin ATM in the tourist city of Punta del Este. The government fully funded this...Read More

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When the United States warned that the chances of a Russian invasion in Ukraine were very high, most people were hopeful that it wouldn’t occur. The situation in Ukraine must have felt like a dream because no one expected President Vladimir Putin to follow through on his threats. What used to be the call for...Read More

I can only imagine how the Squid Game characters felt when they knew they had to kill or be killed to get the money. They must have felt cheated, like the entire game was a huge scam, except that it cost them their lives. This is exactly how people who bought the SQUID tokens must...Read More

At Xavier McAllister Capital, this has always been a dilemma. As a trading company, we are still of the opinion that rule-based trading is still the best approach and has underlined how we plan our strategies and trades. Simply said, If the criteria is met, the trade is taken. If not, we don’t then don’t...Read More

Brent Crude oil is currently trading at 30.66 per barrel. What impact has this got on Scottish independence? Jim Sillars, former Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party, said during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum that “BP, in an independent Scotland, will need to learn the meaning of nationalisation, in part or in whole, as...Read More

In January of 2020, Citibank made a bold statement – that they were going to hire 2,500 coders to give them a competitive edge.  At Xavier McAllister, hearing this news had our ears buzzing. It’s now official – Robots will rule the financial world, well – software that is. Traditionally, Hedge funds and investment banks...Read More