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Gambling Behaviour in the Cryptocurrency Market

Gambling Behaviour in the Cryptocurrency Market

Chamil W. Senarathne
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799853510|ISBN10: 1799853519|EISBN13: 9781799853527
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch084
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Senarathne, Chamil W. "Gambling Behaviour in the Cryptocurrency Market." Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1536-1552. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch084

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Senarathne, C. W. (2021). Gambling Behaviour in the Cryptocurrency Market. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government (pp. 1536-1552). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch084

Chicago

Senarathne, Chamil W. "Gambling Behaviour in the Cryptocurrency Market." In Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1536-1552. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch084

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Abstract

This article examines whether the investment strategies of cryptocurrency market involve high-risk gambling. Results show that the cryptocurrency risk premiums co-move closely with the return on CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). As such, the strategies of cryptocurrency trading closely resemble that of high-risk gambling. In other words, traders' expectations co-move closely (significantly) with the expected future payoffs from gambling. The co-movement is more pronounced when the gambling offers gains rather than losses and the payoffs are above average. VIX index returns significantly Granger-cause CSAD of returns (with and without Bitcoin) indicates that the cryptocurrency trading constitutes a form of gambling where the motivation for gambling comes from the amount of variation (i.e. riskiness) in the gambling payoffs. These findings warrant policymakers of countries to revisit the existing regulatory framework governing the conduct of electronic finance in the financial services industry.

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