The Effects of the Introduction of Bitcoin Futures on the Volatility of Bitcoin Returns

Wonse Kim, Junseok Lee and Kyungwon Kang

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Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of the launch of Bitcoin futures on the intraday volatility of Bitcoin. Based on one-minute price data collected from four cryptocurrency exchanges, we first examine the change in realized volatility after the introduction of Bitcoin futures to investigate their aggregate effects on the intraday volatility of Bitcoin. We then analyze the effects in more detail utilizing the discrete Fourier transform. We show that although the Bitcoin market became more volatile immediately after the introduction of Bitcoin futures, over time it has become more stable than it was before the introduction.

Date: 2019-06
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