Self – money laundering with cryptocurrencies

The Supreme Court by decision on July 13, 2022 (hearing of July 7, 2022), no. 27023 stated that the crime of self – money laundering can also be committed through the purchase of cryptocurrencies, e.g., bitcoins, by money derived from a crime, as this is considered a speculative activity – as required by the criminal rule – in which the subject seeks to achieve a profit. In addition, the bitcoin purchase system guarantees a high degree of anonymity without controls on the access and origin of the converted money, thus hindering the detection of their criminal source.