Practical Applications of Investigating the Investment Behaviors in Cryptocurrency

摘要: Practical Applications In Investigating the Investment Behaviors in Cryptocurrency from Fall 2020 issue of The Journal Alternative Investments, authors Dingli Xi, Timothy Ian O’Brie, and Elnaz Irannezhad (all University Queensland St. Lucia, Australia) investigate who is likely to invest cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs). ICOs constitute an innovative way raise capital for business startups other projects—but are also very high-risk propositions investors. Most scams, with only 4% successfully raising money projects. This massive fraud regulatory crackdowns response it have made ICO fundraising much more difficult. Those wish funds via therefore need better knowledge their target investor market. surveyed investors assess invests what factors encourage or discourage investing. They found tend be male, affluent, educated, working banking IT—while women, owners, educators, stock market less ICOs. Financial professionals can use these authors’ findings help advise businesses organizations about how