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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 still wonder what determines the price of the cryptocurrency and...
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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 profitability, and opinions of economic commentators on the motive behind...
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The war in Ukraine has entered its third month, and there seems to be no ceasefire in sight. Russian forces have besieged and taken over cities like Kharkiv and Tokmak. Russia has also placed a blockade on Ukrainians in Mariupol. Many have condemned Russia over its continued ‘war crimes’ and are calling for the prosecution of Russia by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Vladimir Putin...
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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 project in partnership with the local crypto companies; URUBit and...
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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 dialogue and peaceful resolution has now become the call for...
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The most expensive NFT in the world was priced and sold for $69.3 million. Yes, the unconventional non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can be that expensive, and they are the latest entries in the world of digital art. NFTs have become popular, and now, everyone wants to sell NFTs to become rich. How do you sell an NFT? Well, thanks to NFT marketplaces, you can buy and...
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When Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk ran a poll on Twitter for users to decide whether he should sell his stocks or not, he probably saw it as a way of including the world in his business dealings and being transparent, after claims by some Democrat lawmakers that billionaires are evading tax through unrealised gains. In case you missed it: Twitter users voted ‘yes’ and he...
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Buying stocks requires lots of careful consideration, or the entire activity wouldn’t be much different from gambling. Although the market may be volatile, with companies’ earnings getting affected by issues beyond their control (like the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath), there are patterns in human behaviours and company operations that can guide you to make informed decisions on which stocks are worth investing in. We...
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a new policy agreement that has increased the number of barrels of oil its member countries and allies (OPEC+) can produce per day. So, what does this mean for oil exporters? In April 2020, OPEC+ approved an oil production cut by 10 million barrels per day due to the low oil demand, an effect of the...
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A company like Xavier McAllister Capital would rely on staff to trade its assets, but increasingly, automated trading robots are a focus on trading activities of the company. One of the principles and partners of the firm has been able to leverage a software development background into providing software solutions that can potentially reduce its dependence on human traders. That being said, human resources still...
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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 since its surge during the pandemic. What has been lost...
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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 have felt after the anonymous developers of the coin suddenly...
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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 force or break a rule to meet a target as...
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