Brunello Rosa’s Smart Money is a timely and ambitious exploration of how digital currencies, especially Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are reshaping global power dynamics. The book argues that we are already in a new kind of Cold War, one fought not with missiles but with financial infrastructure, data, and technological supremacy. Rosa explains how the dominance of the US dollar is being challenged and why digital currencies may become the decisive tool in the geopolitical contest between China and the West.

Across its pages, the book blends economics, geopolitics, and technology into a narrative that is both accessible and thought‑provoking. Rosa’s central claim is bold: whoever controls the future of digital money will control the future global order. Whether or not one fully agrees, the book certainly succeeds in making the reader think twice before dismissing CBDCs as a mere technical curiosity.