Analysis of cryptocurrency connectedness based on network to transaction volume ratios

Christian Hafner and Sabrine Majeri
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Sabrine Majeri: UCLouvain

Digital Finance, 2022, vol. 4, issue 2, No 11, 187-216

Abstract: Abstract Network to Transaction (NVT) ratio is a measure that describes the relationship between transaction volume and market capitalization, and that may serve as an indicator for the valuation of a cryptocurrency. We build a connectedness network connecting 39 cryptocurrencies based on mutual contributions to the variances of forecast errors for NVT ratios. We find that NVT connectedness is not related to market capitalization, as we have large and small cryptocurrencies by market cap that propagate large NVT shocks (e.g. Litecoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash(bch), OMG Network and Decentraland). The largest transmitter of NVT shocks is OMG Network, which receives little public attention. Cryptocurrencies relying on proof of stake as a consensus mechanism are the smallest receivers of NVT spillovers from other cryptocurrencies. These assets are also the least interconnected, which makes them attractive from a risk diversification point of view. This complements the energy efficiency of PoS compared with proof of work.

Keywords: Vector autoregressions; ICA; LASSO; Networks; Cryptocurrencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C43 Z11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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