A statistical analysis of cryptocurrencies

Artikel

We analyze statistical properties of the largest cryptocurrencies (determined by market capitalization), of which Bitcoin is the most prominent example. We characterize their exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar by fitting parametric distributions to them. It is shown that returns are clearly non-normal, however, no single distribution fits well jointly to all the cryptocurrencies analysed. We find that for the most popular currencies, such as Bitcoin and Litecoin, the generalized hyperbolic distribution gives the best fit, while for the smaller cryptocurrencies the normal inverse Gaussian distribution, generalized t distribution, and Laplace distribution give good fits. The results are important for investment and risk management purposes.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management ; ISSN: 1911-8074 ; Volume: 10 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 1-23 ; Basel: MDPI

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Management
• Thema: exchange rate ; distributions ; blockchain ; Bitcoin

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Chan, Stephen ; Chu, Jeffrey ; Nadarajah, Saralees ; Osterrieder, Joerg
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): MDPI
• (wo): Basel
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.3390/jrfm10020012
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/178592
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ