Table 1 Selected events related to the cryptocurrency markets
From: Regime specific spillover across cryptocurrencies and the role of COVID-19
Event description | Date | Category | Sign of the impact |
|---|---|---|---|
Bitcoin splits into Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash | August 1, 2017 | Split | + |
China shuts down all cryptocurrency exchanges | September 15, 2017 | Regulation | − |
CME, CBOE to Begin Bitcoin Futures Trading | December 1, 2017 | Exchange | + |
CBOE Bitcoin futures are launched | December 11, 2017 | Exchange | + |
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange loses more than $500 million to hackers | January 26, 2018 | Hacking | − |