Risks and Returns of Cryptocurrency

Yukun Liu and Aleh Tsyvinski

No 24877, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We establish that the risk-return tradeoff of cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum) is distinct from those of stocks, currencies, and precious metals. Cryptocurrencies have no exposure to most common stock market and macroeconomic factors. They also have no exposure to the returns of currencies and commodities. In contrast, we show that the cryptocurrency returns can be predicted by factors which are specific to cryptocurrency markets. Specifically, we determine that there is a strong time-series momentum effect and that proxies for investor attention strongly forecast cryptocurrency returns. Finally, we create an index of exposures to cryptocurrencies of 354 industries in the US and 137 industries in China.

JEL-codes: G12 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-08
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Published as Yukun Liu & Aleh Tsyvinski & Itay Goldstein, 2021. "Risks and Returns of Cryptocurrency," The Review of Financial Studies, vol 34(6), pages 2689-2727.

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