[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review of investor behavior in the cryptocurrency markets

J Almeida, TC Gonçalves - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to analyze and synthesize the literature produced so far on investor
behavior in the cryptocurrency market. We use VOSviewer 1.6. 17 software to perform a …

A comprehensive review of the global development of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and their regulation

C Bellavitis, C Fisch, J Wiklund - Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2021 - Elsevier
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) represent an innovative and new funding mechanism for new
technology ventures. In our comprehensive review of the industry's evolution, we show that …

Initial coin offerings: Financing growth with cryptocurrency token sales

ST Howell, M Niessner… - The Review of Financial …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a new mechanism for entrepreneurial finance,
with parallels to initial public offerings, venture capital, and presale crowdfunding. In a …

[HTML][HTML] Initial coin offerings

PP Momtaz - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
This paper examines the market for initial coin offerings (ICOs). ICOs are smart contracts
based on blockchain technology that are designed for entrepreneurs to raise external …

[HTML][HTML] Entrepreneurial finance and moral hazard: Evidence from token offerings

PP Momtaz - Journal of Business Venturing, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides the first evidence of a moral hazard in signaling in an entrepreneurial
finance context, by examining token offerings or Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entrepreneurs' …

[HTML][HTML] Institutional investors and post-ICO performance: an empirical analysis of investor returns in initial coin offerings (ICOs)

C Fisch, PP Momtaz - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020 - Elsevier
We examine the role of institutional investors in initial coin offerings (ICOs). Taking a
financial investor's perspective, we assess the determinants of post-ICO performance via …

Blockchain, Bitcoin, and ICOs: a review and research agenda

R Kher, S Terjesen, C Liu - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
Blockchain, a decentralized validation protocol in which no one individual entity completely
controls the process or information, is labeled both a “techno tour de force” and a “fraud.” …

[HTML][HTML] Why do startups pursue initial coin offerings (ICOs)? The role of economic drivers and social identity on funding choice

M Schückes, T Gutmann - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a novel form of funding that has driven billions of dollars into
the blockchain ecosystem, potentially challenging traditional funding vehicles such as …

The pricing and performance of cryptocurrency

PP Momtaz - The European Journal of Finance, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the performance of cryptocurrencies issued in initial coin offerings
(ICOs) over a three-year period after the initial exchange listing. Average (median) ICO …

Cryptocurrencies as an asset class? An empirical assessment

D Bianchi - The Journal of Alternative Investments, 2020 - search.proquest.com
This article empirically investigates some of the key features of cryptocurrency returns and
volatilities, such as their relationship with traditional asset classes, as well as the main …