CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Kriptovalute su dio naše sadašnjosti, ne tako daleke prošlosti a po nekima sudeći i dio naše svakodnevnice u budućnosti. Kriptovalute i blockchain tehnologija tema su mog završnog rada u kojem ću pojasnit nastanak kriptovalute njen razvitak kako u svijetu pa tako i u Hrvatskoj. Fokus rada je također i na blockchainu koji je imao veliku ulogu u nastanku kriptovaluta te načine na koje ga danas koriste mnoga udruženja ili organizacije radi poboljšanja i olakšanja rada istih. Također ću pojasnit samo tržište i neke od najzastupljenijih vrsta. Vrlo bitan faktor u radu ima i tema o rudarenju koje je glavni ključ i razlog veliku zastupljenost Bitcoina danas u svijetu. Pri kraju ćemo se osvrnut na razloge i načine investiranja te da li se kriptovalute i na koji način oporezuju.Cryptocurrencies are part of our present, not so distant past, and according to some, part of our everyday life in the future. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are the topics of my final paper in which I will explain the origin of cryptocurrency and its development in the world and in Croatia. This paper focuses also on blockchainu which played a major role in the emergence of cryptocurrencies and the ways in which it is used today by many associations or organizations to improve and facilitate their work. I will also explain the market and some of the most common types of cryptocurrencies. A very important factor in the work is the topic of mining, which is the main key and reason for the large presence of Bitcoin in the world today. In the end, we will look at the reasons and ways of investing and whether cryptocurrencies are taxed and in what way