This article analyzes asymmetric volatility effects for the 20 largest cryptocurrencies and reports a very different asymmetry compared to equity markets: positive shocks increase the volatility by more than negative shocks. We explain this atypical effect for financial assets with trading...

Bitcoin is a digital currency and designed to have typical functions of a currency such as being a medium of exchange, a unit of account and a store of value. Each of these functions is adversely affected by the volatility of the currency. If a currency exhibits extreme fluctuations, its usage...

Dyhrberg (2016) analyzes the relationship between Bitcoin, gold and the US dollar within a GARCH framework and states that Bitcoin can be classified as something in between gold and the US dollar. This paper uses the same sample and econometric models to replicate the findings and demonstrates...

The time between order submission and order confirmation is crucial for high frequency traders as they risk slippage when latency is too high. We hypothesize that high latency in cryptocurrency markets implies correlations well below one across exchanges at high frequencies. To evaluate this...

Bitcoin is traded on exchanges which use an open limit order book. This paper investigates the microstructure of various bitcoin markets with respect to liquidity and private information processing. The markets are found to be fairly liquid, providing liquidity at a stable rate throughout the 24...