Bitcoin and altcoins price dependency: Resilience and portfolio allocation in COVID-19 outbreak Articles uri icon

authors

  • AYSAN, AHMET FARUK
  • KHAN, ASAD UL ISLAM
  • TOPUZ, HUMEYRA

published in

publication date

  • April 2021

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 13

issue

  • 4, 74

volume

  • 9

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2227-9091

abstract

  • The main aim of this article is to examine the inter-relationships among the top cryptocurrencies on the crypto stock market in the presence and absence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine chosen cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Eos, BitcoinCash, Binance, Stellar, and Tron and their daily closing price data are captured from coinmarketcap over the period from 13 September 2017 to 21 September 2020. All of the cryptocurrencies are integrated of order 1 i.e., I(1). There is strong evidence of a long-run relationship between Bitcoin and altcoins irrespective of whether it is pre-pandemic or pandemic period. It has also been found that these cryptocurrencies prices and their inter-relationship are resilient to the pandemic. It is recommended that when the investors create investment plans and strategies they may highly consider Bitcoin and altcoins jointly as they give sustainability and resilience in the long run against the geopolitical risks and even in the tough time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

subjects

  • Business
  • Economics

keywords

  • bitcoin; altcoins; cointegration; price dependency; covid-19