This study compares Bitcoin and Litecoin using cryptocurrency metrics and trading strategies.
problem Valuation and trading strategies for cryptocurrencies.
method Metrics like UTXO, STXO, WAL, CDD, and trading strategies based on PU ratio.
result Bitcoin's superior store-of-value proposition compared to Litecoin validated.
This paper proposes new GARCH models for cryptocurrency volatility, showing skewed distributions improve prediction accuracy.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency volatility and improving upon normality assumptions.
method Non-Gaussian GARCH models with Skewed Generalized Error Distribution.
result Skewed distributions enhance forecasting accuracy for cryptocurrency exchange rates.
Study compares altcoins to Bitcoin, analyzing their features and market performance.
problem Comparing altcoins to Bitcoin to understand market performance and features.
method Used Google Trend data, price, volume, and market capitalization data from coinmarketcap.com.
result Features of Litecoin, Zcash, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Gold affect market performance and user preferences.
The study identifies key factors affecting cryptocurrency prices, including market beta, trading volume, and volatility.
problem Understanding the factors influencing cryptocurrency prices and their dynamics over time.
method ARDL technique and error-correction models applied to weekly data of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, Litecoin, and Monero from 2010-2018.
result Cryptomarket-related factors are significant determinants of cryptocurrency prices in both short- and long-run, while attractiveness matters only in the long-run.
Digital currencies and cryptocurrencies have hesitantly started to penetrate the investors, and the next step will be the regulatory risk management framework. We examine the Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall properties for the major digital currencies, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple. The methodology used i…
We analyze the time series of four major cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple) before the digital market crash at the end of 2017 - beginning 2018. We introduce a methodology that combines topological data analysis with a machine learning technique -- k-means clustering -- in order to automatical…
This paper studies the forecasting ability of cryptocurrency time series. This study is about the four most capitalized cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple. Different Bayesian models are compared, including models with constant and time-varying volatility, such as stochastic volatility and GARCH. M…
Enhanced financial forecasting using supervised autoencoders with noise augmentation and triple labeling.
problem Improving investment strategy performance on noisy financial data.
method Supervised autoencoders with noise augmentation and triple barrier labeling.
result Supervised autoencoders with balanced noise augmentation and bottleneck size significantly boost strategy effectiveness.
Crypto-assets perform better than gold as safe-havens during market crashes.
problem Evaluating safe-haven properties of crypto-assets and gold during the 2020 market crash.
method Comparative analysis of Crypto-assets (Tether, Cardano, Dogecoin, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple) and gold for European indices.
result Tether, Cardano, and Dogecoin exhibited hedging properties similar to gold, while gold was not more efficient as a safe-haven.
We show that the behaviour of Bitcoin has interesting similarities to stock and precious metal markets, such as gold and silver. We report that whilst Litecoin, the second largest cryptocurrency, closely follows Bitcoin's behaviour, it does not show all the reported properties of Bitcoin. Agreements between apparently …
The paper analyzes transaction fees on blockchains using a priority queue model.
problem Understanding and optimizing transaction fees on blockchain networks.
method An M/G^K/1 priority queue model is used to analyze transaction fees and user behavior.
result New insights into the dynamics of transaction fees and their impact on user behavior are provided.
Paper extends CoVaR for crypto markets, showing domino effects.
problem Analyzing systemic risk in crypto markets.
method Defining Vulnerability-CoVaR (VCoVaR), estimating via copula.
result VCoVaR captures domino effects better than other extensions.
Study measures irreversibility in crypto trends using Kullback-Leibler divergence.
problem Assessing irreversibility in cryptocurrency trends.
method Defined irreversibility index using Kullback-Leibler divergence between uptrend and downtrend distributions.
result Strong irreversibility in all analyzed cryptocurrencies, with trends evolving over time.
Few assets in financial history have been as notoriously volatile as cryptocurrencies. While the long term outlook for this asset class remains unclear, we are successful in making short term price predictions for several major crypto assets. Using historical data from July 2015 to November 2019, we develop a large num…
DBNs predict cryptocurrency price directions by uncovering causal relationships.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency price movements due to volatility and external factors.
method Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBN) approach to identify causal relationships among features.
result DBN significantly outperforms baseline models in predicting cryptocurrency prices.
Information transfer between time series is calculated by using the asymmetric information-theoretic measure known as transfer entropy. Geweke's autoregressive formulation of Granger causality is used to find linear transfer entropy, and Schreiber's general, non-parametric, information-theoretic formulation is used to …
Study reveals strong price correlations between major and alt-coins.
problem Unclear tight relations between cryptocoins trading prices.
method Investigated coin-price correlation trends over two years.
result Strong correlation patterns between main and alt-coins.
Study uses BNs to predict cryptocurrency prices, improving accuracy with discretisation.
problem Predicting price movements in volatile cryptocurrency markets.
method Discretisation-aware Bayesian Networks with three methods and multiple bin counts.
result Equal interval with two bins provides best predictive performance.
This paper forecasts cryptocurrency log-returns using LASSO-VAR and sentiment analysis.
problem Forecasting log-returns of cryptocurrencies using social media sentiment.
method LASSO-VAR model combined with Twitter and Reddit sentiment data.
result The model predicts the correct direction of cryptocurrency returns more than 50% of the time.
Study improves cryptocurrency price prediction using neural networks and technical indicators.
problem Improving cryptocurrency price prediction accuracy.
method Integrates technical indicators, Transformer neural network, and BiLSTM.
result Demonstrates superior performance in predicting cryptocurrency prices.
This study examines asymmetric cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets using fractal analysis.
problem Exploring asymmetric multifractal cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets.
method Fractal analysis and MF-ADCCA method to investigate asymmetric volatility dynamics.
result Cross-correlations are stronger in downtrend markets than in uptrend markets for maturing BTC and ETH.
Cryptocurrency time-series predictability is low, resembling Brownian noise.
problem Low predictability of cryptocurrency exchange rates.
method Complexity and model predictions of Litecoin, Binance Coin, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP exchange rates.
result Simpler models outperform complex ones in cryptocurrency forecasting.
Unified Bayesian framework predicts cryptocurrency market dynamics and volatility.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency market trends and volatility.
method Bayesian framework based on potential field theory and Gaussian Process.
result Attractors and repellers from the potential field are reliable market indicators.
MRC-LSTM predicts Bitcoin prices using CNN and LSTM.
problem Predicting Bitcoin price with high volatility and complex factors.
method Combines MRC and LSTM, focusing on multi-scale features and long-term dependencies.
result MRC-LSTM significantly outperforms other models in Bitcoin price prediction.