From zero to hero: Memecoins’ spillover effects in cryptocurrency markets

Luca Galati and Salvatore Perdichizzi

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 253, issue C

Abstract: We analyze Trump’s memecoin launch, showing heterogeneous volatility spillovers driven by sentiment and fundamentals. Political signals amplified speculative dynamics, underscoring how politics increasingly shapes cryptocurrency markets and investor behavior.

Keywords: Cryptocurrency markets; Information cascade effects; Memecoins; Volatility spillover; Politically connected tokens (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D47 F31 F61 G14 G41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112381

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