We examine the existence and dates of pricing bubbles in Bitcoin and Ethereum, two popular cryptocurrencies using the Phillips et al. (2011) methodology. In contrast to previous papers, we examine the fundamental drivers of the price. Having derived ratios that are economically and...

The paper presents a novel analysis specifically investigating as to whether stocks associated with leading blockchain patent-developments influence the price volatility of Bitcoin across multiple time frequencies. It is important to further develop our understanding of the inter-dynamics...