Criminal finance is increasingly described as a blend of cash, digital wallets, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain, a mix that changes both the hiding places and the clues investigators can use.
The Italian transposition of EU Directive 2023/2226 marks a practical shift for crypto markets: digital assets are moving deeper into a formal compliance regime that was built to make cross-border value harder to hide.
As public debt, expansionary policy, and inflation return to center stage, crypto and blockchain are once again being tested as possible complements to the traditional monetary model.
The debate over fiat money, Bitcoin, and CBDCs is not only about monetary policy - it is also a reminder that digital value depends on systems that must stay trustworthy under stress.