(Finance) – The Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgettisaid that “today one of the most insidious and pervasive threats comes from the market of crypto asset which is rapidly expanding thanks to the interconnection between the financial and digital world that has attracted the appetites of crime “. Speaking at the inauguration of the year of study 2024/25 of the economic-financial police school of the Guardia di Finanza, the minister stressed that “the technologies digital They made everything more usable and fast, increasing the demand for a new digital finance. However, we must be aware that if the application is not satisfied by the official institutions, it is inevitable that it is intercepted by organizations criminals“.
“Bitcoin And cryptocurrency – he added – they are an opportunity but they also constitute high risk for the volatility of the system and thanks to anonymity and their atterritoriality have also become a means of recycling money or are used by some nations as an alternative currency to loosen or evade the penalties that oppress their economy “.
It is therefore necessary, he underlined, “to find a balance between innovation and regulations “.