Does News Really Move The Bitcoin Market?

Does News Really Move The Bitcoin Market?

How much of an effect does news (both good and bad) truly have on the market? Ask a taxi driver anywhere, from NYC to Kathmandu, what they think about the price of oil, and you're likely to get a comprehensive answer, including an opinion about the Gold price - and perhaps, the Bitcoin market's next rally. Information about commodity prices and their causal relationships is pervasive, and most people have not only an opinion about the market, but a forecast or two depending on the potential economic outcomes they perceive. Several of my colleagues have written articles discussing some of....


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