What causes the attention of Bitcoin?

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Urquhart, A. orcid id iconORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-4243 (2018) What causes the attention of Bitcoin? Economics Letters, 166. pp. 40-44. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.017

Abstract/Summary

Bitcoin has received enormous attention both by the media and investors alike. But why has Bitcoin received such attention? This paper answers this question by examining the relationship between investor attention and Bitcoin fundamentals and finds that realized volatility and volume are both significant drivers of next day attention of Bitcoin.

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/79179
Identification Number/DOI 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.017
Refereed Yes
Divisions Henley Business School > Finance and Accounting
Publisher Elsevier
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