期刊
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONS & MONEY
卷 54, 期 -, 页码 177-189出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2017.12.004
关键词
Bitcoin; Digital currency; Alternative currency; Medium of exchange; Asset class; Safe haven
资金
- SWIFT Institute
Bitcoin is defined as digital money within a decentralized peer-to-peer payment network. It is a hybrid between fiat currency and commodity currency without intrinsic value and independent of any government or monetary authority. This paper analyses the question of whether Bitcoin is a medium of exchange or an asset and more specifically, what is its current usage and what usage will prevail in the future given its characteristics. We analyse the statistical properties of Bitcoin and find that it is uncorrelated with traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds and commodities both in normal times and in periods of financial turmoil. The analysis of transaction data of Bitcoin accounts shows that Bitcoins are mainly used as a speculative investment and not as an alternative currency and medium of exchange. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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