Are Cryptocurrencies a Sustainable Alternative to Traditional Currencies?
Da li su kriptovalute održiva alternativa tradicionalnim valutama?
Sažetak : Velika ekonomska kriza je pokazala da globalni finansijski sistem prevashodno štiti one koji su ,,preveliki da bi propali“. Da bi se običnom čoveku omogućilo bar delimično oslobađanje od hegemonije ovog birokratizovanog i nedemokratskog sistema, kreiran je Bitcoin, prva kriptovaluta, koji funkcioniše u decentralizovanom monetarnom sistemu, baziranom na blockchainu. Pojava kriptovaluta koje su van kontrole tradicionalnih političko-ekonomskih struktura, pobudilo je nadu da se svetski monetarni sistem može demokratizovati i osloboditi od uticaja neefikasnih regulatornih institucija. U ovom radu analiziraćemo koliko je realan scenario da u doglednoj budućnosti kriptovalute prevladaju u odnosu na tradicionalne valute, polazeći od osnovnih karakteristika kriptovaluta, regulisanja njihovog računovodstvenog i poreskog statusa, međusobnog uticaja monetarne politike i kriptovalutnog sistema, potencijalnih koristi koje kriptovalute mogu ponuditi zemljama u razvoju, kao i sumarnog pregleda prednosti i nedostataka kriptovaluta i preporuka za njihovo unapređenje.
Abstract: The great economic crisis has shown that the global financial system primarily protects those who are ,,too big to fail“. In order to provide the common man at least a partial liberation from the hegemony of this bureaucratized and undemocratic system, Bitcoin was created, the first cryptocurrency that functions in a decentralized monetary system based on the blockchain. The emergence of cryptocurrencies, which are beyond the control of the traditional political and economic structures, has raised hopes that the world monetary system can be democratized and freed from the influence of inefficient regulatory institutions. This paper analyzes how realistic the scenario is that in the foreseeable future cryptocurrencies will prevail over traditional currencies, starting from the basic characteristics of cryptocurrencies, regulation of their accounting and tax status, mutual influence of monetary policy and cryptocurrency system, potential benefits that cryptocurrencies can offer to developing countries, as well as a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrencies and recommendations for their improvement.
engleski
2022
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Ključne reči: kriptovalute, blokčejn, bitkoin, tradicionalne valute, digitalno bankarstvo
Keywords: cryptocurrencies, blockchain, bitcoin, traditional currencies, digital banking