Are Stablecoins Safe Havens for Traditional Cryptocurrencies? An Empirical Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic
We investigate whether stablecoins are safe havens for traditional cryptocurrencies with fresh evidence from the recent crisis period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results support the safe-haven properties of Tether for both before and during the pandemic. For Digix, a gold-backed stablecoin with r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tuwhera Open Access Publisher
2021-03-01
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Series: | Applied Finance Letters |
Online Access: | https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/applied-finance-letters/article/view/342 |