Cryptocurrencies as a financial asset: A systematic analysis
Cryptocurrencies as a financial asset: A systematic analysis
This paper provides a systematic review of the empirical literature based on the major topics that have been associated with the market for cryptocurrencies since their development as a financial asset in 2009. Despite astonishing price appreciation in recent years, cryptocurrencies have been subjected to accusations of pricing bubbles central to the trilemma that exists between regulatory oversight, the potential for illicit use through its anonymity within a young under-developed exchange system, and infrastructural breaches influenced by the growth of cybercriminality. Each influences the perception of the role of cryptocurrencies as a credible investment asset class and legitimate of value.
Cryptocurrencies, Cybercriminality, Pricing bubbles, Regulation, Systematic literature review
Corbet, Shaen
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Lucey, Brian
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Urquhart, Andrew
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Corbet, Shaen
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Lucey, Brian
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Urquhart, Andrew
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Corbet, Shaen, Lucey, Brian, Urquhart, Andrew and Yarovaya, Larisa
(2018)
Cryptocurrencies as a financial asset: A systematic analysis.
International Review of Financial Analysis.
(doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2018.09.003).
Abstract
This paper provides a systematic review of the empirical literature based on the major topics that have been associated with the market for cryptocurrencies since their development as a financial asset in 2009. Despite astonishing price appreciation in recent years, cryptocurrencies have been subjected to accusations of pricing bubbles central to the trilemma that exists between regulatory oversight, the potential for illicit use through its anonymity within a young under-developed exchange system, and infrastructural breaches influenced by the growth of cybercriminality. Each influences the perception of the role of cryptocurrencies as a credible investment asset class and legitimate of value.
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Accepted/In Press date: 5 September 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 September 2018
Keywords:
Cryptocurrencies, Cybercriminality, Pricing bubbles, Regulation, Systematic literature review
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425053
ISSN: 1057-5219
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