Volatility, spillovers, and market resilience in sustainable crypto ecosystems under the systemic stress of the twin transition and geopolitical conflicts
摘要
This aim of the research is centred on the topic of the resilience of green and non-green cryptocurrencies during major systemic shocks: COVID-19, the Russia–Ukraine conflict, and the Israel–Gaza war, as platforms for digital innovation diffusion rather than speculative assets. This study conceptualizes cryptocurrencies as technology-bearing digital infrastructures and analyse the framework of sustainable and non-sustainable blockchain architectures function as channels of technology transfer during systemic crises. Using data covering the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine war, and the Israel–Gaza conflict, the analysis applies Markov regime-switching models and spillover indices to assess volatility regimes, cross-market interconnectedness, and technological resilience. The findings indicate that volatility spillovers between cryptocurrencies and sustainability-linked financial instruments green bonds, carbon indices, and climate-focused ETFs intensify during crises and highlight the emerging hybrid transfer pathways, where digital financial technologies increasingly co-evolve with environmental and energy-related innovations and blockchain systems based on energy-efficient architectures demonstrate greater stability and stronger integration with sustainability-linked financial instruments during periods of disruption.