Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Insights from Metcalfe’s Law and Log-Periodic Power Laws
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 490 - 505
Published on: Jul 24, 2025
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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