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Is Bitcoin a currency, a technology-based product, or something else?

Is Bitcoin a currency, a technology-based product, or something else?

Full article summary: White, R., Marinakis, Y., Islam, N., Walsh, S., 2020. Is Bitcoin a currency, a technology-based product, or something else? Technological Forecasting and Social Change 151, 119877.

Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks?

Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks?

Full article summary: Moore, W., Stephen, J., 2016. Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks? Cogent Economics & Finance 4, 1147119.

Bitcoin and Portfolio Allocation: Insights from BlackRock's Research

Bitcoin and Portfolio Allocation: Insights from BlackRock's Research

In this post, I deep dive into BlackRock's research article on Bitcoin's returns, strong positive skewness, and implications for allocating Bitcoin to investment portfolios. Could this be the paper that set off the ETF gold rush?