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Eine empirische Analyse von Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)

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  • Armin Varmaz
  • Nermin Varmaz

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Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have become the most important capital-raising channel for firms operating in the blockchain sphere. Due to the uncertainty about the applicability of existing laws and due to less restrictive regulatory measures, the ICOs appear ex-ante attractive for firms but less so for investors. This paper describes the process of an ICO and highlights the commonalities and differences to existing forms of financing. The empirical study of 825 ICOs estimates a new issue underpricing of more than 400 percent for the first trading day. Additionally, the empirical results suggest that the order of magnitude of the underpricing does not depend on liquidity or the amount of capital raised. Im Bereich von Blockchain-Unternehmen haben sich Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) als die wichtigste Kapitalbeschaffungsmaßnahme etabliert. Aufgrund weitgehender Ungewissheit über die Anwendbarkeit bestehender Gesetze und der weniger restriktiven staatlichen Einflussnahme erscheint ex ante diese Finanzierung für kapitalsuchende Unternehmen attraktiv, für Investoren jedoch aufgrund induzierter Informationsasymmetrien unattraktiv. In diesem Beitrag werden der Prozess eines ICOs beschrieben und die wichtigsten Unterschiede zu vergleichbaren Finanzierungsformen hervorgehoben. In der empirischen Analyse von über 825 ICOs wird ein Underpricing von über 400 Prozent festgestellt. Das Underpricing scheint nicht von der Höhe der Kapitalaufnahme oder von der Liquidität abzuhängen.

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  • Armin Varmaz & Nermin Varmaz, 2018. "Eine empirische Analyse von Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 87(3), pages 129-150.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:87-3-8
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.87.3.129
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    Keywords

    Cryptocurrencies; asset allocation; mean-variance optimization; risk parity;
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    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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