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This essay makes the case that current debates about the ‘moneyness’ of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are … with national fiat currencies, I argue that, instead, each cryptocurrency represents its own self-contained "money …-world". Put differently, a cryptocurrency is the uniquely specified unit of account and medium of exchange within the socio …

This paper sets out to explore whether Bitcoin can be considered as a globally accepted asset that has a resemblance to … nascent but increasingly proliferating literature concerning the nexus between Bitcoin and gold is provided. The majority of … evidence reveals that Bitcoin has a long way to go before it acquires the same characteristics as the safe-haven asset of gold …

This paper aims to enhance the understanding of which factors affect the price development of Bitcoin in order for … factor Hashrate as irrelevant for modeling Bitcoin price dynamics. This irrelevance is due to the underlying code that makes … crucial independent variable. Moreover, the empirical findings indicate that the price of Bitcoin is affected by returns on …