Dr. Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
EXPLORING THE RISE AND FALL OF BITCOIN PRICES: TO WHAT EXTENT WAS OPTIMISTIC HERDING BEHAVIOUR IN BITCOIN MARKETS DISRUPTED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF BITCOIN FUTURES CONTRACTS?