Explaining the digital assets designed to limit volatility but attracting regulators’ attention Previous page You are on page 1 Next page
A cryptocurrency monetary policy is enforced through a unique blend of software, cryptography and financial incentives rather than the whim of trusted third parties such as central banks, corporations or governments. Cryptocurrencies are powered by cryptographically secure, verifiable transaction databases called blockchains, which provide their security and transparency.

Various factors can be used to monitor usage of a subreddit. Due to the promising trading strategy generated from the factors chosen in [7], these same factors will be examined here. Posts per day indicates the number of posts made on a particular subreddit, per day. (this factor does not include comments made in response to particular posts). Subscriber growth indicates the number of new subscribers that a subreddit receives, per day. New authors indicates the number of new authors posting on a particular subreddit, per day. This current work will aim to confirm the relationship the factors identified have with price in a model-free environment, rather than with the use of a trading strategy which can potentially introduce ambiguity relating to individual factor contributions.
More broadly, the U.S. has been slow to issue regulatory guidance for cryptocurrency businesses. The industry has generally appreciated regulators' care and caution to avoid hampering innovation or overregulating something so misunderstood, but the lack of clarity has also become restrictive for many looking to operate, develop, and grow their products and services. But Zhao appears to be undaunted by that.