Cryptocurrencies function as speculative financial bubbles rather than Ponzi schemes
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SUPPORTED
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Cryptocurrency markets frequently exhibit characteristics of speculative financial bubbles driven by explosive price dynamics, market uncertainty, and investor sentiment rather than being studied as Ponzi schemes.
Evidence for · 4
Financial Bubbles: A Study of Co-Explosivity in the Cryptocurrency Market
2020 · cited by 55
This study investigates explosive price behaviors and co-explosivity in cryptocurrencies, confirming their tendency to form financial bubbles that lead to market collapses.
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Uncertainty and Bubbles in Cryptocurrencies: Evidence from Newly Developed Uncertainty Indices
2022 · cited by 0
The research demonstrates that crypto-specific uncertainty indices reliably predict the emergence of price bubbles in cryptocurrency markets.
Interest Rates, Venture Capital, and Financial Stability
2023 · cited by 0
This article connects low interest rates and yield-seeking behavior directly to the creation of speculative asset bubbles, including a prominent crypto bubble.
Two Models of Speculative Bubbles Dynamics for Cryptocurrency Prices
2022 · cited by 0
The paper models the cryptocurrency market as an environment for self-organized speculative schemes that naturally generate characteristic price bubbles.