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Riding The Blockchain Mania: Public Firms’ Speculative 8-K Disclosures, Pengkai Lin
Riding The Blockchain Mania: Public Firms’ Speculative 8-K Disclosures, Pengkai Lin
Research Collection School Of Accountancy
This paper provides evidence on public firms' initial 8-K disclosures that mention Blockchain and investors' response to these disclosures. We categorize the description of Blockchain activities in firms' 8-Ks as Speculative (e.g., a vague future plan that involves Blockchain) or Existing (e.g., a description of Blockchain product). We document a sharp increase in the number of initial 8-K disclosures of Blockchain, particularly by Speculative firms, coinciding with the rise of Bitcoin prices and excitement in Blockchain technology in the last quarter of 2017. Investors react positively to the Blockchain 8-Ks issued by Speculative firms in the initial seven-day event window …