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![Figure 1 -Price of Bitcoin vs Production Cost Implied Price. Source [7]](profile/Jered-Masters/publication/337823952/figure/fig1/AS:833678225731586@1575775786352/Price-of-Bitcoin-vs-Production-Cost-Implied-Price-Source-7_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 3 -Hash rate, Hash cost and Bitcoin Price [15]](profile/Jered-Masters/publication/337823952/figure/fig3/AS:833678225719296@1575775786521/Hash-rate-Hash-cost-and-Bitcoin-Price-15_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 4 -Bitcoin Price Over Time with Halvings. Source: [19]](profile/Jered-Masters/publication/337823952/figure/fig4/AS:833678225711105@1575775786583/Bitcoin-Price-Over-Time-with-Halvings-Source-19_Q320.jpg)
Bitcoin (BTC) [1] is a decentralised crypto currency where transactions are made by broadcasting the intention to transact to volunteer "miners" around the world. These miners then compete to create a cryptographic signature which proves the transaction (and others) is valid and was initiated by a party in control of the funds. This signature and t...
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... ii. Halving of Bitcoin 'Halving' (Masters, 2019) of Bitcoin in May 2020 which is an event that happens every four years when the reward that bitcoin "miners" receive for mining gets cut in half as a built-in mechanism to slow the creation of new bitcoins and limit bitcoin's supply. It is an event that reminds investors of bitcoin's scarcity thus leading to increased demand. ...
This paper investigated Bitcoin daily closing price using time series approach to predict future values for financial managers and investors. Daily data were sourced from CoinDesk, with Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) for 5 years (January 1, 2016 to May 31, 2021) extracted. Data analysis and modelling of price trend using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model was carried out, and a suitable model for forecasting was proposed. Results showed that ARIMA(6,1,12) model was the most suitable based on a combination of number of significant coefficients and values of volatility, Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). A two-month test window was used for forecasting and prediction. Results showed a decline in prediction accuracy as number of days of the test period increased; from 99.94% for the first 7 days, to 99.59 % for 14 days and 95.84% for 30 days. For the two-month test period, percentage accuracy was 84.75%. The study confirms that the ARIMA model is a veritable planning tool for financial managers, investors and other stakeholders; especially for short-term forecasting. It is however imperative that the influence of external factors, such as investors’/influencers’ comments and government intervention, that may affect forecasting be taken into consideration.
