Kripto Paraların Kumar ve Bağımlılık ile İlişkisi

Öz

Kripto paralar, hem bir yatırım aracı hem de paranın yerini alacak ve dünya düzenini değiştirecek büyük bir icat olarak görülmektedir. Pek çok yönüyle araştırılan kripto para ticaretinin, yatırımcıları doğrudan etkileyen psikolojik boyutu genellikle göz ardı edilmiştir. Kripto para ticaretinin kontrolü, merkezi bir otorite ya da kurumdan ziyade yatırımcıların elindedir. Böylece kripto paraların değerleri, yatırımcıların hareketleriyle değişiklik göstermektedir. Bu durum, kripto para ticaretinde psikolojik faktörlerin daha ön planda olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. Risk alma, hızlı sonuç elde etme, tutarsız kazanç ya da kayıp gibi özellikleriyle kripto para ticareti, kumar ve bahis ile birçok benzerliğe sahiptir. Kripto para ticareti ile yoğun şekilde uğraşan bireylerde davranışsal bağımlılığın bazı önemli bileşenleri de görülmektedir. Bu makalenin amacı, hayatımıza kısa sürede girerek milyonlarca yatırımcıya ulaşan kripto para ticaretinin psikolojik yansımalarının daha net biçimde anlaşılmasını sağlamaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Patolojik kumar oynama
• bağımlılık
• kripto para
• ruh sağlığı
• gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusu

Relationship of Cryptocurrencies with Gambling and Addiction

Öz

Cryptocurrencies has been considered as both an investment tool and a great invention that will replace money and change the world order. Although crypto currency trading has been investigated in many aspects, the psychological dimension that directly affects investors has often been ignored. Control of cryptocurrency trading is in the hands of investors rather than a central authority or institution. Thus, the value of cryptocurrencies changes with the reactions of investors. This situation suggests that psychological factors may be more prominent in cryptocurrency trading. Cryptocurrency trading has many similarities with gambling and betting, such as risk taking, getting quick returns, extreme gains or losses. Some significant components of behavioral addiction are also seen in individuals who spend so much time with cryptocurrency trading. The purpose of this article is to provide a better understanding of the psychological effects of cryptocurrency trading, which has entered our lives over a relatively brief period of time and reached millions of investors.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pathological gambling
• addiction
• cryptocurrency
• mental Health
• fear of missing out

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