IMF Working Papers

New Evidence on Spillovers Between Crypto Assets and Financial Markets

By Roshan Iyer, Adina Popescu

September 29, 2023

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Roshan Iyer, and Adina Popescu. New Evidence on Spillovers Between Crypto Assets and Financial Markets, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

We analyze returns and volatility spillovers among a representative set of crypto and financial assets. The magnitude of spillovers increases during periods of heightened turbulence due to negative economic-financial news, crypto market events, or exogenous shocks. There is evidence of increasing spillovers over time, with a peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, implying growing interdependence. Crypto assets predominantly transmit spillovers to financial markets, though reversals occur during periods of financial stress. The increased correlation during risk-off episodes suggests that crypto assets could serve as important conduits for financial market shocks, generating financial stability risks.

Subject: COVID-19, Financial markets, Financial sector policy and analysis, Health, Securities markets, Spillovers, Stock markets

Keywords: Bitcoin, COVID-19, Crypto assets, Crypto market, Crypto market event, Cryptocurrencies, Global, Magnitude of spillover, Return and Volatility Connectedness, Securities markets, Spillovers, Stock markets, Volatility connectedness, Volatility spillover

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    62

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2023/213

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2023213

  • ISBN:

    9798400256622

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941