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		| Ngo Thai Hung | 
	
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		| ''The COVID-19 effects on cryptocurrency markets: robust evidence from time-frequency analysis'' | 
	
		| ( 2022, Vol. 42 No.1 ) | 
	
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		| This study contributes to the related literature on the COVID-cryptocurrency relationship by examining its dynamics in the time-frequency space. The application of wavelet frameworks to the news-based COVID-19 sentiment index introduced by Buckman et al. (2020) is what distinguishes our approach. Our empirical results suggest a bidirectional relationship between the two variables in the short and medium run. Specifically, negative co-movement between them was found during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, the COVID-19 sentiment index has a higher causal effect and a significant connection with the selected cryptocurrency prices. News-based sentiment indexes can provide fresh insight into future developments in the cryptocurrency markets. | 
	
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		| Keywords: COVID-19,  cryptocurrency markets,  wavelet analysis,  news-based sentiment index. | 
	
		| JEL: C5 - Econometric Modeling: General G1 - General Financial Markets
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		| | Manuscript Received : Aug 09 2021 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Feb 20 2022 | 
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