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The inefficiency of Bitcoin

Urquhart, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-4243 (2016) The inefficiency of Bitcoin. Economics Letters, 148. pp. 80-82. ISSN 0165-1765

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.09.019

Abstract/Summary

Bitcoin has received much attention in the media and by investors in recent years, although there remains scepticism and a lack of understanding of this cryptocurrency. We add to the literature on Bitcoin by studying the market efficiency of Bitcoin. Through a battery of robust tests, evidence reveals that returns are significantly inefficient over our full sample, but when we split our sample into two subsample periods, we find that some tests indicate that Bitcoin is efficient in the latter period. Therefore we conclude that Bitcoin in an inefficient market but may be in the process of moving towards an efficient market.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > ICMA Centre
ID Code:79170
Publisher:Elsevier

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