Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/129331 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series No. WP15/20
Publisher: 
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, Dublin
Abstract: 
This paper explores the financial asset capabilities of bitcoin using GARCH models. The initial model showed several similarities to gold and the dollar indicating hedging capabilities and advantages as a medium of exchange. The asymmetric GARCH showed that bitcoin may be useful in risk management and ideal for risk averse investors in anticipation of negative shocks to the market. Overall bitcoin has a place on the financial markets and in portfolio management as it can be classified as something in between gold and the American dollar on a scale from pure medium of exchange advantages to pure store of value advantages.
Subjects: 
Bitcoin
GARCH
Volatility
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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