IS BITCOIN IMMUNE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

This study examines how Bitcoin’s trading characteristics react to the COVID-19 pandemic, using detailed futures trading data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The results show that volume-weighted Bitcoin futures return responds positively to the spikes of public interest. Meanwhile, the surges...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Thomas Kim, Svetlana Orlova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tuwhera Open Access Publisher 2021-08-01
Series:Applied Finance Letters
Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/applied-finance-letters/article/view/396