“If it is a Ponzi, get in on the ground floor,” he said. In about an hour, the price of SafeMoon rose 18 per cent. A Barstool Sports spokesperson was unable to confirm whether Portnoy still owns SafeMoon.
We also consider two additional factors that account for the finding that in some periods prices drift away from fundamentals. The first factor is the return of Bitcoin. We argue that Bitcoin, being the largest and most traded cryptocurrency, is the most perceptible to sentiment and speculative trading by investors. Thus, as a factor, it can capture periods when trading forces unrelated to fundamentals are the strongest. The second factor is a cryptocurrency price momentum factor that we construct following the seminal work of Jegadeesh and Titman (1993). Momentum effects have been linked to investor psychology (e.g. Barberis et al. 1998).

Buy-back: Another feature that attracts customers the most is its robust price stability, provided by its efficient multiple buyback feature. By taxing 3% on every traction to support the buyback feature, EverGrow sends these tokens to a particular wallet, known as a 'buyback wallet.' These tokens are immediately removed from the circulating supply boosting the price and producing green candles on the price chart.
By late 2010, the first of what would eventually be dozens of similar cryptocurrencies — including popular alternatives like Litecoin — began appearing. The first public Bitcoin exchanges appeared around this time as well.