Whether Cryptocurrency is a Tool of Investment?
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- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.220307.229How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Cryptocurrency; Bitcoins; Investment; Statistical analysis
- Abstract
In recent years, cryptocurrency is developing at a fast pace because of the big fluctuation in the prices of bitcoins. An increasing number of people decide to invest their assets into bitcoins or other types of cryptocurrencies. As a result, the idea of whether bitcoin is a good tool of investment has come out. This study describes, analyzes, and compares the different areas in bitcoins and finally draws a conclusion of bitcoins is tools of investment or not. Statistical measurements such as standard deviation, expected return, and skewness are adopted. The results are that bitcoins can bring a large amount of expected return, but also as well as a larger standard deviation, i.e., higher risks. Also, celebrities, such as Elon Musk, can have a huge impact on the market behavior of bitcoins, and it is easy for them to manipulate the market. The dramatic increase in trades of bitcoins encourages the development of other cryptocurrencies as well; for instance, dogecoins and SHIBA INU coins. This scenario leads to a mass of the market at a particular time so many governments attempted different policies to regulate the market. For example, China and the US are the two countries that held completely different views on cryptocurrency.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Yiang Song AU - Jiacheng Sun AU - Siqi Zheng AU - Weiye Zou PY - 2022 DA - 2022/03/26 TI - Whether Cryptocurrency is a Tool of Investment? BT - Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Financial Innovation and Economic Development (ICFIED 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1393 EP - 1399 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220307.229 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220307.229 ID - Song2022 ER -