A plethora of academic papers on generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been published in academic journals. Yet few, if indeed any, of these are employed by practitioners. Previous academic studies produce results...

Market betas of bitcoin relative to a broad crypto market index vary considerably, depending on the data source and the index selected. Even greater differences are found for ether and other cryptocurrencies. An in-depth exploration of the cause of these discrepancies reveals a long-standing...

Whether proxied by the amount raised or the probability that this amount exceeds the soft cap, the factors driving fundraising success of token offerings have changed considerably over the past four years. Possible factors include target market cap for the token, genuine signals of the venture's...