# Professor Aswath Damodaran’s blog post on bitcoin is featured; Professor Baruch Lev's joint research on the impact of conference call timing is referenced

1 Faculty News August 2, 2017 ![Bloomberg View logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloombergview_0.jpg?itok=47DlvcFA)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg View](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-02/hedge-fund-names-and-trader-fibs) -- "Here is [Aswath Damodaran](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/aswath-damodaran) on ‘The Crypto Currency Debate: Future of Money or Speculative Hype?’ … What I did not know is that there is a whole literature about analysts getting tired as the day goes on, and it is fascinating. Here for instance is 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning! Diurnal Influences on Executives and Analysts: Evidence from Conference Calls' by Jing Chen, Elizabeth Demers and [Baruch Lev](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/baruch-lev)..."

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