...Remy Jonkam Oben; Mehdi Seraj; Şerife Zihni Eyüpoğlu Purpose This study investigates volatility and returns spillovers among US technology stocks, decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens and conventional cryptocurrencies, while also examining strategies for optimal portfolio allocation. Design...

...Ourania Dedousi; Athanasios Fassas Purpose This study investigates herd behavior in the Fan Tokens market, comparing it with the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and traditional cryptocurrency markets. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates herding behavior by examining the relationship...

...Barbara Abou Tanos; Omar Meharzi Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how the price delay of cryptocurrencies to market news affects the herding behavior of investors, particularly during turbulent events such as the COVID-19 period. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Everton Anger Cavalheiro; Kelmara Mendes Vieira; Pascal Silas Thue Purpose This study probes the psychological interplay between investor sentiment and the returns of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum. Employing the Granger causality test, the authors aim to gauge how extensively the Fear...

...Antonis Ballis; Thanos Verousis Purpose The present study sets out to examine the empirical literature on the behavioural aspects of cryptocurrencies, showing the findings of related studies and discussing the various results. A systematic literature review of cryptocurrencies in behavioural...

... as fundamental analysis are useful. The bitcoin is found to be a good diversification tool as it has no linkages with the stock markets and gold market. It is also an inflationary hedger owing its limited supply. Originality/value The studies on cryptocurrency market have not conducted the analysis across...

...Carmen Lopez-Martin Purpose This paper examines the effect of the holy month of Ramadan on the returns and conditional volatility of cryptocurrency markets. Design/methodology/approach The closing prices of six cryptocurrencies have been considered. The study employs different classical tests...

...Vítor Fonseca; Luís Pacheco; Júlio Lobão Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the existence of psychological barriers in cryptocurrencies. Design/methodology/approach To detect psychological barriers, the authors perform a uniformity test, a barrier hump test, a barrier proximity test...