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Bitcoin price and its marginal cost of production: support for a fundamental value

Adam S. HayesDepartment of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA;MSc Program in Digital Currencies, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 554-560 | Published online: 20 Jun 2018

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