Is There a Bitcoin–Macro Disconnect?

Gianluca Benigno and Carlo Rosa

No 20230208, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: Cryptocurrencies’ market capitalization has grown rapidly in recent years. This blog post analyzes the role of macro factors as possible drivers of cryptocurrency prices. We take a high-frequency perspective, and we focus on Bitcoin since its market capitalization dwarfs that of all other cryptocurrencies combined. The key finding is that, unlike other asset classes, Bitcoin has not responded significantly to U.S. macro and monetary policy news. This disconnect is puzzling, as unexpected changes in discount rates should, in principle, affect the price of Bitcoin.

Keywords: cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; macro news; bubbles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E2 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-02-08
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