Investing in cryptocurrencies as entry into entrepreneurship

U diplomskome radu analizira se utjecaj kriptovaluta na poduzetništvo. Kriptovalute su digitalni zapisi o određenim vrijednostima pohranjenim u digitalnim bazama. To je zapravo novac kreiran u digitalnom obliku kao sredstvo digitalne razmjene. Kriptovalute nisu pod nadzorom središnje banke ili države. Digitalne valute razvijaju svoju infrastrukturu, mjenjačnice, fondove, indekse, oblike financiranja poslova, ne odustajući od principa decentralizacije novčane moći, čime izazivaju hijerarhijsku reorganizaciju tradicionalnih novčanih sustava. U radu je prikazan pregled svih bitnih informacija vezanih uz kriptovalute, njihov nastanak te njihove alternative i tržišna kapitalizacija. Moguće je da će svijet kriptovaluta stabilizirati uz regulatorne zahtjeve, ali i da će pod utjecajem inovacija ojačati trend digitalizacije službenog novca. U radu su detaljno opisane kriptovalute kao jedan od načina ulaska u poduzetništvo, vrijednosti i rizike koje one donose te njihova porezna regulativa i nadzor na tržištu kapitala. Također, obrađena je prilagodba kriptovaluta kao jednog novog načina plaćanja i mogući daljnji razvoj i napredak kriptovaluta u budućnosti. U zadnjem dijelu rada je primarno istraživanje kojim su ispitana mišljenja ispitanika koliko su upoznati s kriptovalutama te jesu li spremni ulagati u iste. Korištenjem grafikona dobiveni rezultati bit će analizirani, zaključak istraživanja je da je većina ispitanika upoznata s pojmom kriptovaluta i skloni su ulaganju u iste.The thesis analyses the impact of cryptocurrency on entrepreneurship. Cryptocurrencies are digital records of certain values stored in digital databases. It is actually money created in digital form as a means of digital exchange. Cryptocurrencies are not controlled by the central bank or the state. Digital values are developing their infrastructure, exchange offices, funds, indices, forms of business financing, without giving up the principle of decentralization of new power, thus causing a hierarchical reorganization of traditional monetary systems. The paper presents an overview of all relevant information related to cryptocurrencies, their origin and their alternatives and market capitalization. It is possible that the world of cryptocurrencies will stabilize with regulatory requirements, but also that under the influence of innovation will strengthen the trend of digitization of official money. The paper describes in detail cryptocurrencies as one of the ways to enter entrepreneurship, the values and risks that it brings, their tax regulations and supervision in the capital market. Also, the adjustment of cryptocurrency as a new method of payment and possible further development and progress of cryptocurrency in the future are discussed. In the last part of the paper, the primary research is the examination of the respondents' opinions on how familiar they are with cryptocurrency in order to be willing to invest in it. Using the graph, the obtained results will be analyzed, the conclusion of the research is that most respondents are familiar with the concept of cryptocurrencies and tend to invest in them already