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Trading and crypto

19 studies in the past 365 days. Tags are assigned automatically from titles and abstracts; a study can carry several.

  1. Cryptocurrency prediction markets through the derivatives lens: Evidence from Kalshi and Polymarket

  2. Video Games, Gambling, and Porn: Digital Expenditures and Deviant Behaviors Among Cryptocurrency Users

    The proliferation of cryptocurrency has produced a growing population of digitally immersed consumers whose online activities and expenditures remain poorly understood in relation to crime and deviance. Using an online survey of 921 U.S …

  3. Relationships Between Personality Traits, Impulsive Behaviors and Gambling Tendencies Among Individuals Who Invest in Cryptocurrency: A Cross-Sectional Study

    The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits, impulsive behaviors and gambling tendencies among individuals who invest in cryptocurrency.Methods: The study was cross-sectional and correlational …

  4. Coverage-Constrained Selective Prediction for Short-Horizon Cryptocurrency Event Contracts via Adaptive Quantile Thresholds

    A fixed-odds contract on short-horizon price direction has a positive expected value only when its win probability exceeds the break-even rate implied by the payout ratio. A deployable predictor must also produce signals at a sufficiently stable rate …

  5. The psychological toll of financial volatility: compulsive habits, gambling parallels, and social policy implications

    This mini-review synthesizes recent interdisciplinary evidence showing that financial market volatility carries psychological as well as economic costs …

  6. Cryptocurrency based trading and gambling harms require a public health approach

    Prevention, treatment, and research must be the three pillars of a public health approach to understand and reduce harms from cryptocurrency related trading and gambling.

  7. Online Sports Betting Legalization and the Reallocation of Retail Investor Information Search Toward Lottery-type Stocks

    I examine whether the legalization of online sports betting is associated with a reallocation of retail investors' information search across stocks around firm earnings announcements (EAs). Prior work links legalization to a reallocation of household capital, but its association with information search has not been examined …

  8. Cryptocurrency Trading in Emerging Adulthood: An Adaptation of the Gambling Epidemiological Model

    Abstract Crypto-asset speculation and high-frequency trading have emerged as areas of interest in behavioral addictions because of their similarities with gambling and the reported presentation of harmed individuals at treatment services …

  9. Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Financial Anxiety, and Trading Motivation in Cryptocurrency Users

    Introduction Cryptocurrencies have rapidly become significant for financial participants. Their decentralized structure, constant availability, and high volatility create a high-risk, high-reward environment that draws increasing attention to the psychology of traders …

  10. Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Retention Rates of Investment Addiction

    This study aims to compare the clinical characteristics, pharmacotherapy patterns, and treatment retention rates between patients with investment addiction (compulsive trading of stocks and cryptocurrencies) and those with traditional gambling disorders in South Korea …

  11. From Behavioral Addictions to Digital Dependencies: A Bibliometric Analysis of Cryptocurrency, Online Gambling, and Gaming Disorder Research

    This study aims to present a bibliometric mapping of three critical areas in digital addiction research (cryptocurrency, online gambling, and gaming disorder) spanning the period 2010-2025 …

  12. Analysis of Gharar Fahisy and Maysir in the DSN-MUI Fatwa on Crypto Assets: A Critical Review of Maqashid Sharia

    This study examined Fatwa of the Dewan Syariah Nasional of the Indonesian Ulema Council (DSN-MUI) Number 140/DSN-MUI/XI/2021 concerning the prohibition of certain types of crypto assets through the lens of maqashid shariah …

  13. How Online Trading Intensity and Financial Advisors Influence Investors’ Gambling Preferences

    How does online trading intensity influence investors’ gambling preferences? How do financial advisors shape the relationship between online trading intensity and gambling preference? …

  14. Women-Led Crypto and Sports Betting Groups: New Gender Roles in Digital Hustle Culture

    This study investigates the evolving roles of women within cryptocurrency trading and sports betting communities in Nigeria’s expanding digital hustle culture. The research examines how women led groups in these high-risk digital economies redefine gender roles, build alternative support networks, and negotiate financial autonomy …

  15. Does Stock Trading Resemble Gambling? A Volatility and Return Analysis of Indian Equity Market

    The perception that stock trading resembles gambling is widespread, largely due to market volatility and the risk of financial loss. Gambling outcomes are primarily governed by chance, whereas stock trading operates within a structured financial system

  16. Cash or Crash: Return to Player Percentages and Expected Value of Crash Games

    Crash games are a new type of casino game offered on some online gambling sites. The first crash game was created by the online cryptocurrency casino Bustabit. Other cryptocurrency casinos started offering their own versions of crash games. Now mainstream online casinos have developed their own crash games—notably Rocket by DraftKings …

  17. MENAKAR UNSUR GHARAR DAN MAYSIR DALAM INVESTASI ASET DIGITAL: STUDI HUKUM EKONOMI SYARIAH TERHADAP KRIPTO FAN NFT

    The advancement of digital technology has introduced new financial instruments such as cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which present both investment opportunities and challenges in the context of Islamic legal and ethical frameworks …

  18. Shariah-Prohibited Elements in Transactions: Foundational Principle for Shariah-Compliant Cryptocurrencies

    The exponential growth of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology offers significant benefits to the global financial ecosystem but raises critical structural tensions within Islamic finance due to their exposure to prohibited elements such as riba (usury), gharar (excessive uncertainty), and maysir (gambling) …

  19. The Relationship Among Gambling Addiction, Sleep Quality, Depression, and Anxiety in Individuals Who Trade Cryptocurrencies

    This study evaluates gambling addiction patterns, sleep quality metrics, depression indicators, and anxiety parameters among cryptocurrency traders. Our analysis explores the psychosocial impacts of digital asset adoption, particularly examining how market participation influences behavioral health outcomes …