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Initial coin offerings and the cryptocurrency hype - the moderating role of exogenous and endogenous signals

Thies, Ferdinand ; Wallbach, Sören ; Wessel, Michael ; Besler, Markus ; Benlian, Alexander (2024)
Initial coin offerings and the cryptocurrency hype - the moderating role of exogenous and endogenous signals.
In: Electronic Markets : The International Journal on Networked Business, 2022, 32 (3)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00023503
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Initial coin offerings and the cryptocurrency hype - the moderating role of exogenous and endogenous signals
Language: English
Date: 26 March 2024
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: September 2022
Place of primary publication: Berlin ; Heidelberg
Publisher: Springer
Journal or Publication Title: Electronic Markets : The International Journal on Networked Business
Volume of the journal: 32
Issue Number: 3
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00023503
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Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have recently emerged as a new financing instrument for entrepreneurial ventures, spurring economic and academic interest. Nevertheless, the impact of exogenous and endogenous signals on the performance of ICOs as well as the effects of the cryptocurrency hype and subsequent downfall of Bitcoin between 2016 and 2019 remain underexplored. We applied ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions based on a dataset containing 1597 ICOs that covers almost 2.5 years. The results show that exogenous and endogenous signals have a significant effect on the funds raised in ICOs. We also find that the Bitcoin price heavily drives the performance of ICOs. However, this hype effect is moderated, as high-quality ICOs are not pegged to these price developments. Revealing the interplay between hypes and signals in the ICO’s asset class should broaden the discussion of this emerging digital phenomenon.

Uncontrolled Keywords: Initial coin offering, Cryptocurrencies, Signaling theory, Fundraising
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-235035
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JEL classification: G41 • D81 • L15 • L86 • M13

Classification DDC: 000 Generalities, computers, information > 004 Computer science
300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
Divisions: 01 Department of Law and Economics > Betriebswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > Fachgebiet Information Systems & E-Services
Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2024 14:20
Last Modified: 22 Apr 2024 09:37
SWORD Depositor: Deep Green
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/23503
PPN: 517267136
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