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Bitcoin, currencies, and fragility

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  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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A technology should be judged in how it solves recognized problems, not by its technical appeal

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  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2021. "Bitcoin, currencies, and fragility," Quantitative Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(8), pages 1249-1255, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:quantf:v:21:y:2021:i:8:p:1249-1255
    DOI: 10.1080/14697688.2021.1952702
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    1. Bao, Te & Ma, Mengzhong & Wen, Yonggang, 2023. "Herding in the non-fungible token (NFT) market," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 39(C).
    2. Youssef El-Khatib & Abdulnasser Hatemi-J, 2023. "On a regime switching illiquid high volatile prediction model for cryptocurrencies," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 51(2), pages 485-498, July.
    3. Ugolini, Andrea & Reboredo, Juan C. & Mensi, Walid, 2023. "Connectedness between DeFi, cryptocurrency, stock, and safe-haven assets," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
    4. Lyócsa, Štefan & Plíhal, Tomáš, 2022. "Russia’s ruble during the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022: The role of implied volatility and attention," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
    5. Yousaf, Imran & Nekhili, Ramzi & Gubareva, Mariya, 2022. "Linkages between DeFi assets and conventional currencies: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    6. Ao Shu & Feiyang Cheng & Jianlei Han & Zini Liang & Zheyao Pan, 2023. "Arbitrage across different Bitcoin exchange venues: Perspectives from investor base and market related events," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 63(5), pages 5183-5210, December.
    7. Kim, Daehan & Ryu, Doojin & Webb, Robert I., 2023. "Determination of equilibrium transaction fees in the Bitcoin network: A rank-order contest," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    8. Lin, Xudong & Meng, Yiqun & Zhu, Hao, 2023. "How connected is the crypto market risk to investor sentiment?," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).
    9. Ioana Raluca DIACONU, 2022. "Bitcoin: Medium of Exchange or Speculative Asset?," Finante - provocarile viitorului (Finance - Challenges of the Future), University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 1(24), pages 72-82, November.
    10. Laurens Swinkels, 2023. "Empirical evidence on the ownership and liquidity of real estate tokens," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 1-29, December.
    11. Daniel Tut, 2022. "Bitcoin: Future or Fad?," Springer Books, in: Thomas Walker & Frederick Davis & Tyler Schwartz (ed.), Big Data in Finance, pages 133-157, Springer.
    12. Tiago E. Pratas & Filipe R. Ramos & Lihki Rubio, 2023. "Forecasting bitcoin volatility: exploring the potential of deep learning," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 13(2), pages 285-305, June.
    13. Umar, Zaghum & Gubareva, Mariya & Teplova, Tamara & Tran, Dang K., 2022. "Covid-19 impact on NFTs and major asset classes interrelations: Insights from the wavelet coherence analysis," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 47(PB).
    14. v{S}tefan Ly'ocsa & Tom'av{s} Pl'ihal, 2022. "Russia's Ruble during the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022: The role of implied volatility and attention," Papers 2205.09179, arXiv.org.

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