New Moneys under the New Normal? Bitcoin and Gold Interdependence during COVID Times

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Bitcoin in particular and so-called cryptocurrencies in general have shaken up the financial world and seem to be claiming an increasing size of the market share. These new virtual assets present investors with significant opportunities, but also with significant risks. This paper analyzes the connection between one such crypto, bitcoin, and other traditional assets (e.g. metals) in times of financial turbulence. Our impulse-response function and variance decomposition analyses indicate that, as of late, bitcoin has become increasingly interdependent with gold, and seems just as suitable to hedge against market uncertainty—we believe this is a very timely conclusion given the pervasive uncertainty that dominates post-pandemic life.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14323

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Financial Markets ; Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates ; Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
• Subject: bitcoin ; gold ; COVID-19 ; impulse response

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Agnese, Pablo ; Thoss, Jonathan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/236354
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET