Frequent and sizable arbitrage opportunities exist to exploit price differences for bitcoin across cryptocurrency exchanges. The authors find profit opportunities in excess of $377 million in 2017 and $384 million in the first quarter of 2018.
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Frequent and sizable arbitrage opportunities exist to exploit price differences for bitcoin across cryptocurrency exchanges. The authors find profit opportunities in excess of $377 million in 2017 and $384 million in the first quarter of 2018.