News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
ESMA's fourth post-deadline MiCA CASP register update reaches 321 authorized firms, with German cooperative banks, Spanish and French entities added, and three Italian firms flagged as non-compliant — licensing and AML compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs across the EU.
MiCA enforcement signal: Binance's Android app pulled from Google Play in parts of the EU, raising counterparty and AML screening obligations for accounting firms and CFOs
ESMA's first post-deadline MiCA register update adds 37 CASPs including Standard Chartered, reshaping EU crypto licensing obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
DAC7 is live across most EU member states: where implementation stands, what platform operators must report, and which countries are still catching up
Four CJEU and EU-level tax rulings from late 2022 carry direct compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs operating across Italy, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany, covering property platform withholding, capital duties, State aid, and energy solidarity contributions.
EU DAC6/DAC7/DAC8 regulatory shifts, IAS 12 GloBE amendments, and member-state implementations create concrete compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs advising EU-facing clients
MiCA's 18-month transitional period closed on 1 July 2026 with a final wave of CASP authorizations across Italy, France, Spain, and Malta, leaving any unlicensed operator legally required to wind down EU activities immediately.
Spain's CNMV has confirmed no grace-period extension for crypto firms not yet MiCA-compliant, raising immediate operational risk for any EU-facing business still in transition
Spain's firm stance on MiCA compliance deadlines signals a broader EU trend, requiring crypto firms to urgently align their accounting and reporting processes.
