Crypto Accounting News & Updates

OFAC sanctions DPRK IT-worker facilitator: AML, KYC and vendor-screening duties for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC's Kimsuky sanctions and their AML, counterparty-screening, and crypto accounting software implications for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions a Russian national and two entities for converting crypto to fiat on behalf of DPRK-linked IT worker networks, raising urgent screening and due-diligence obligations for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions Russian disinformation actors using TRON crypto addresses: AML, counterparty screening, and ledger implications for accounting firms and CFOs

AML and compliance officers at US credit unions face four concrete crypto exposure channels they must map, monitor and document now, with NCUA guidance making visibility a regulatory baseline

BDO's midyear global white-collar crime roundup flags AI fraud, crypto misconduct, and rising cross-border enforcement as the top compliance risks firms and CFOs must address in 2026

Shrinking Senate window for the CLARITY Act raises immediate accounting and compliance planning questions for CFOs and accounting firms advising digital asset clients

Internal controls and audit red flags when a law-enforcement insider steals seized crypto

Bitwise CIO argues SEC/CFTC joint guidance keeps crypto markets functional even if CLARITY Act stalls, but WisdomTree and others warn jurisdictional ambiguity still creates structural risk for firms.

CLARITY Act stall threatens crypto valuations and resets the regulatory playbook for CFOs and accounting firms managing digital asset exposure

Treasury's top crypto policy architect departs as the CLARITY Act stalls, signaling a leadership vacuum that prolongs regulatory uncertainty for firms and CFOs managing digital asset compliance

Minnesota's total crypto kiosk ban is now live: AML, compliance, and accounting implications for firms and CFOs serving operators or retail clients

Hawkins County's unanimous second crypto mining ban and its licensing, site-selection, and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs advising digital asset clients in Tennessee and beyond

New York's Kalshi lawsuit escalates the CFTC-state jurisdictional clash over prediction markets, with direct licensing, AML, and client-advisory implications for accounting firms and CFOs.

OFAC sanctions Iranian entities using Bitcoin to charge for Strait of Hormuz passage, raising urgent AML screening and digital asset accounting obligations for accounting firms and CFOs worldwide

Texas legislative threat to crypto kiosk operators and the AML/KYC compliance and accounting implications for US firms and CFOs

Three concurrent US enforcement actions tied to FTX fallout and CFTC prediction-market jurisdiction expose accounting, record-keeping, and AML risks that firms and CFOs must address now.

OFAC sanctions against firms running an Iran-linked Bitcoin insurance scheme in the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for compliance, accounting, and risk teams

Senate minority leader's proposed Anti-Corruption Bureau targets executive-branch crypto conflicts, adding political friction to the CLARITY Act and reshaping digital asset compliance risk for CFOs and accounting firms

BDO's global crypto enforcement and compliance outlook: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now

BDO frames AML and sanctions best practices for firms with digital asset exposure, with SEC and DOJ enforcement intensifying in 2026

BDO's six-factor IPO readiness framework for digital asset companies, mapped to accounting, audit, and governance obligations

Revised CLARITY Act ethics provisions shift enforcement to state authorities, narrowing the path to Senate passage and creating near-term regulatory uncertainty for accounting firms and CFOs holding digital assets.

SEC Chair Atkins signals the agency will act unilaterally on crypto rules if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act, raising compliance planning urgency for accounting firms and CFOs.