Research Article

The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis

Volume: 69 Number: 2 December 31, 2019
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The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis

Abstract

In this study, the relationship between the popularity of cryptocurrencies and their price, return and trading volumes are examined through time series analysis. The popularity variable is determined according the frequency of cryptocurrencies being searched on the internet. Stationarity of series is examined by Vogelsang and Perron (1998) structural breaks ADF unit root test. According to the test results, all series are found to be stationary at level values. VAR analyses and impulse-response functions are performed to reveal dynamic interaction between the series. According to impulse - response test results, returns of BITCOIN decreased against a decreasing shock in the number searches on the internet and its price and trading volume followed a fluctuating course. In order to see the causality relationship between variables the Granger causality test is conducted. Regression analyses are performed using ordinary least squares (OLS) method through three different equations. According to the result of the regression analysis, an increase in the number of internet searches for cryptocurrencies was found to positively affect prices, returns and trading volumes of all cryptocurrencies. The highest impact on prices and trading volume is observed in BITCOIN, while the highest effect on returns is observed in LITECOIN. According to the findings, popularity can be considered an important determinant for price, returns and trading volumes of cryptocurrencies.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

July 25, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 6, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 69 Number: 2

APA
Özyeşil, M. (2019). The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, 69(2), 133-157. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017
AMA
1.Özyeşil M. The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 2019;69(2):133-157. doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017
Chicago
Özyeşil, Mustafa. 2019. “The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and Their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 69 (2): 133-57. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017.
EndNote
Özyeşil M (December 1, 2019) The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 69 2 133–157.
IEEE
[1]M. Özyeşil, “The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis”, İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 133–157, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017.
ISNAD
Özyeşil, Mustafa. “The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and Their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 69/2 (December 1, 2019): 133-157. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017.
JAMA
1.Özyeşil M. The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 2019;69:133–157.
MLA
Özyeşil, Mustafa. “The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and Their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, vol. 69, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 133-57, doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Özyeşil. The Relationship Between the Popularity of Cryptocurrencies and their Prices, Returns and Trading Volumes: A Structural Break and Comparative Analysis. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 2019 Dec. 1;69(2):133-57. doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2019-0017