Does Cryptocurrency Trading Favor Retail Investors, and if So, for How Long?

Publication Date

7-26-2018

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Bitcoin, Retail investors, Individual investors, Investors, Cryptocurrency, Stock, Stock market

Abstract

A recent report in the Financial Times indicates that there are approximately 1,600 individual investors (generally thought to be high net worth individuals), known as “Bitcoin whales” who hold one-third of the Bitcoins in circulation, and of those, approximately 100 investors own between 10,000 and 100,000 Bitcoin each in their wallets. In the world of investing, retail investors are individual investors who buy and sell securities through traditional or online brokerage firms or accounts, and now cryptocurrency exchanges. Institutional investors are on the other side of the spectrum from retail investors. According to a recent article in FinancialBuzz.com, 2018 could be the year that institutional investors enter the cryptocurrency marketplace. Yet, the consensus is that while most institutional investors are still sitting on the sidelines, that will not last for long as advances are made on many of the issues and concerns keeping them on the bench.

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Stacey L. Bowers

Language

English (eng)

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Publication Title

The Race to the Bottom

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