This study fits 22 theoretical distribution functions, four of them originally derived, onto 772 cryptocurrency daily returns with goodness-of-fit evaluated using Cramer-von Mises, Anderson-Darling, Kuiper, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Chi-squared tests, as well as a harmonic mean p-value synthetic...

This paper is the first to rigorously test commonly cited simplistic theories of cryptocurrency pricing, namely, cost-based model and Metcalfe's law, using causal inferences from the instrumental variables approach on block-level data for six proof-of-work coins. Positive effects of hashrate and...

This paper uses a unique dataset of 120 regulatory events from five classes to test the relevance of the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency value. Time-series market-wide estimates and panel estimates for 300 individual coins and tokens show statistically and economically significant impact...

In this study, a mathematical model of proof-of-work cryptocurrency valuation is developed based on the concepts of simultaneous equilibria in two mining games, the purchasing power parity in the system of equations of exchange and the network effects of transaction cost optimisation in the...

This study discovers a statistically and economically significant intraday anomaly on Bitcoin markets. Positive returns of 0.58 bps per minute are disproportionately concentrated at the turn of 15-minute candles (in minutes 0, 15, 30, and 45 of each trading hour). Average returns in other...

This study utilises a dataset of 58 state-level marijuana decriminalisation and legalisation bills and referenda in the United States in 2010-2022 to estimate the implications of illicit market use for the value of Bitcoin in an event studies framework. Decriminalisation is associated with a...

In this article, an event studies approach is utilised to assess the influence of 51% attacks on proof-of-work cryptocurrency prices. The study uses an exhaustive sample of 14 individual attacks on 13 cryptocurrencies. Across multiple event studies techniques, majority attacks on blockchains are...