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The impact of COVID-19 on Ethereum returns and Ethereum market efficiency

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  • Naseem Al Rahahleh

    (King Abdulaziz University)

  • Ahmed Al Qurashi

    (Saudi British Bank)

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This paper aims to identify herding biases and assess the inefficiency of Ethereum using an inefficiency index (MLM). Additionally, it investigates the nonlinear dynamical properties of Ethereum by estimating the MFDFA, aiming to deduce the impact of COVID-19 on Ethereum’s performance. The paper also captures abnormal changes resulting from COVID-19-related events and assesses their influence on the Ethereum market response. The empirical results show that Ethereum was multifractal before the pandemic and became less fractal in the period following the outbreak using Generalized Hurst Exponent (GHE) estimation. Based on the MLM measure of efficiency, we found Ethereum to be more efficient in the first phase of the pandemic than before it, and as in the Hausdorff topology, the pandemic reduced herd bias. The event study analysis took into account specific events related to the pandemic and showed that each led to significant abnormal returns in the Ethereum market. The results reported are used to empirically establish differences in the value of Ethereum before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are useful in a general sense for traders, investors, and policy makers because they provide new information about market trading opportunities and social responses.

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  • Naseem Al Rahahleh & Ahmed Al Qurashi, 2024. "The impact of COVID-19 on Ethereum returns and Ethereum market efficiency," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 14(3), pages 729-755, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurase:v:14:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s40822-024-00273-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s40822-024-00273-z
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    Keywords

    Ethereum; Herding bias; Efficiency index; COVID19; Magnitude of long-memory;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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