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title: From Whales to Waves: The Role of Social Media Sentiment in Shaping Cryptocurrency Markets
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4706410/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4706410
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4706410
featured: 2024-01-30
citations: 4
topic: Crypto & DeFi
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# From Whales to Waves: The Role of Social Media Sentiment in Shaping Cryptocurrency Markets

The paper explores the correlation between cryptocurrency market trends and investor sentiment, revealing a significant connection, especially influenced by large-scale investors.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4706410
- Identifier: SSRN 4706410
- Released: 2024-01-25
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 35 (2024-01-30): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-01-30/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 4
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Crypto & DeFi

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