<p>There are some research papers out there, including about bitcoins economical viability. A wonderful (a pleasure for hours) and fairly complete list can be found <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Research" rel="nofollow">on the wiki</a>. A random chosen abstract:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Bitcoin has emerged as a fascinating phenomenon of the ﬁnancial
  markets. Without any central authority issuing the currency, it has
  been associated with controversy ever since its popularity and public
  interest reached high levels. Here, we contribute to the discussion by
  examining potential drivers of Bitcoin prices ranging from fundamental
  to speculative and technical sources as well as a potential inﬂuence
  of the Chinese market. The evolution of the relationships is examined
  in both time and frequency domains utilizing the continuous wavelets
  framework so that we comment on development of the interconnections in
  time but we can also distinguish between short-term and long-term
  connections.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Have fun! :)</p>

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2014-06-26T10:11:55.543Z
2014-06-26T10:11:55.543Z
Jori
<p>None as yet. It is pure speculation, and in any case any study of such a kind would have and even chance of being completely wrong. Nobody can see into the future.</p>

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2014-02-26T11:34:22.267Z
Although you can analyze and extrapolate trends.
Shadur-don't-feed-the-AI
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2014-02-28T12:30:34.637Z
But nobody has yet done this as an academic AFAIK
T9b
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2014-02-25T21:41:53.657Z
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T9b
<p>Is there any academic research or theories about what future events and metrics will most influence BTC's long term valuation relative to fiat currency?</p>

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Is there any academic research on the influences of Bitcoin's long term valuation?
JimS
# Is there any academic research on the influences of Bitcoin's long term valuation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-25)

Is there any academic research or theories about what future events and metrics will most influence BTC's long term valuation relative to fiat currency?

**Tags:** exchange-rate, value, academic-research


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-26. Score: 1

There are some research papers out there, including about bitcoins economical viability. A wonderful (a pleasure for hours) and fairly complete list can be found [on the wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Research). A random chosen abstract:

> Bitcoin has emerged as a fascinating phenomenon of the ﬁnancial
> markets. Without any central authority issuing the currency, it has
> been associated with controversy ever since its popularity and public
> interest reached high levels. Here, we contribute to the discussion by
> examining potential drivers of Bitcoin prices ranging from fundamental
> to speculative and technical sources as well as a potential inﬂuence
> of the Chinese market. The evolution of the relationships is examined
> in both time and frequency domains utilizing the continuous wavelets
> framework so that we comment on development of the interconnections in
> time but we can also distinguish between short-term and long-term
> connections.

Have fun! :)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-25. Score: 0

None as yet. It is pure speculation, and in any case any study of such a kind would have and even chance of being completely wrong. Nobody can see into the future.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Although you can analyze and extrapolate trends.  
> **username_2**: But nobody has yet done this as an academic AFAIK  

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