Editing Economy of Iceland (section)

====Other financial markets====
Historically, investors tended to be reluctant to hold Icelandic bonds because of the persistence of high inflation and the volatility of the króna. What did exist was largely limited to bonds offered by the central government. The bond market on the ICEX has boomed since the 2010s, however, largely because of the resale of mortgages as housing bonds.{{facts|date=September 2024}}

A [[mutual fund]] market exists on the ICEX in theory, but no funds are currently listed. A small [[derivatives market]] formerly existed, but was closed in 1999 because of illiquidity.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

By the end of 2018, [[Bitcoin mining]] was expected to consume more electricity in Iceland than all the country's residents combined.<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/in-iceland-bitcoin-mining-will-soon-use-more-energy-than-its-residents/?amp=1 In Iceland, bitcoin mining will soon use more energy than its residents]</ref>