Journal
HELIYON
Volume 8, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10820
Keywords
Bitcoin; Crude oil; Natural gas; COVID-19; Energy
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Funding
- King Saud University through the Researcher Supporting Project
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- [RSP2022R481]
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This study investigates the impact of global price movements for energy sector commodities, especially crude oil and natural gas prices, on cryptocurrency price movements, with a focus on Bitcoin. The results suggest a positive effect of energy prices on Bitcoin prices, indicating a connection between energy and Bitcoin.
This study aims to determine the effect of global price movements for energy sector commodities, especially Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices, on cryptocurrency price movements. This study focuses more on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. This study uses quantitative methods, and the data collection used is secondary data with weekly data and the period from January 1, 2020-July 31, 2021. The number of observations used in this study amounted to 79 observations. Secondary data sources are obtained through the website finance.yahoo.com. The data processing technique will be carried out using Stata and SPSS software, the Multiple Linear Regression method, and the Classical Assumption Test. The results of this study show that global prices for energy sector commodities, especially Crude Oil, Natural Gas, have a positive effect on Bitcoin price movements. These results indicate a link between energy and Bitcoin caused by Bitcoin miners who are mining Bitcoin using energy so that when the price of Bitcoin rises, the price of energy will also increase.
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