Gli strumenti di prevenzione nazionali ed europei in materia di valute virtuali e riciclaggio

The increasing use of virtual currencies has posed questions over the time about links with criminal activities, i.e. the possibility of becoming an alternative financial instrument for money laundering purposes in the lack of su- pervision by the authorities. Recently several preventative measures have been adopted both at the domestic and the supranational level: the risk of money laundering through virtual currencies can be indeed managed also from a preventative perspective. This paper aims to analyse the preventative instruments, in order to identify the most apt to combat unlawful practices, by studying the supranational legislation and comparing it with the Italian one, to analyse the whole scenario and the future developments