This study examines whether Bitcoin, a digital decentralized currency, can become a viable alternative to fiat … currencies. Bitcoin currently does not fulfill the criteria of being a currency because it does not function as a medium of … exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value. Bitcoin's biggest obstacle from fulfilling these functions is the price …

America happy. The inevitable birth of Bitcoin is the upshot of this dilemma and the most recent devaluation of the Turkish …

This paper examines the volatility interconnection between the main cryptocurrencies and traditional currencies during … explained by shocks across the eight examined cryptocurrencies and traditional currencies, indicating that the remainder 65 … find that the block of traditional currencies and the block of cryptocurrencies are mostly disconnected with periods of …

This paper examines the relationship between news coverage and Bitcoin returns. Previous studies have provided evidence … developed by Birz and Lott [2011] to examine the hypothesis that Bitcoin returns are similarly affected by macroeconomic news … of the series' have a significant impact on Bitcoin returns. News relating to unemployment and durable goods …

investor who holds a portfolio consisting of Australian conventional and Islamic indices, crude oil, gold, Bitcoin, and the … contribution lies in unveiling an Australian investor's diversification opportunities of a portfolio containing Bitcoin, gold, oil …, Islamic indices, conventional indices, and exchange rates. Findings from MGARCH-DCC analysis suggest that Bitcoin is the least …

We examine the presence of outliers and time-varying jumps in the returns of four major cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin …, Ethereum, Ripple, Dogecoin, Litecoin), and a broad cryptocurrency index (CCI30). The results indicate that only Bitcoin returns … are contaminated with outliers. Time-varying jumps are present in Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple, and the cryptocurrency index …