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Crypto Accounting News & Updates

News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.

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62 articles
AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
OFAC Sanctions Shelbit and Aban Tether: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Do Now

OFAC designates Shelbit and Aban Tether for IRGC-linked money laundering, raising urgent sanctions-screening and crypto accounting obligations for US firms and CFOs

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
OFAC Sanctions Hamas Crypto Facilitators and Seven TRON Addresses: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

OFAC sanctions Hamas OTC facilitators and seven TRON addresses: AML screening, counterparty review, and workflow implications for accounting firms and CFOs

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
EU's 21st Russia Sanctions Package Targets Crypto Platforms: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

Regulatory and operational risk: what the EU's 21st sanctions package means for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs managing sanctions exposure

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
"Stern" Sanctioned: What the Trickbot Enforcement Action Means for Crypto Accounting and AML Compliance

Tri-jurisdictional Trickbot/Conti sanctions create new OFAC/OFSI/EU screening obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing crypto-exposed clients

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
Penlink Integrates Chainalysis Blockchain Intelligence: AML and Compliance Implications for Accounting Firms and CFOs

AML and compliance workflow implications of Penlink absorbing Chainalysis blockchain intelligence for firms, CFOs, and enterprise investigation teams

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
US Treasury Sanctions Nemesis Darknet Admin: AML Alert for Accounting Firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions on Nemesis darknet market administrator: AML obligations, blockchain tracing implications, and what accounting firms and CFOs must do now

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
OFAC Sanctions Sinbad: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

OFAC sanctions bitcoin mixer Sinbad used by North Korea's Lazarus Group: AML compliance and client-screening obligations for accounting firms and CFOs

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
OFAC Sanctions Nearly 400 Russia-Linked Targets: Crypto Screening Duties for Accounting Firms and CFOs

OFAC's near-400-target Russia sanctions wave, crypto dimensions, and the immediate screening and accounting obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
OFAC Sanctions Eight Houthi Crypto Wallets: Compliance and Accounting Obligations for Firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions eight Houthi crypto addresses, creating immediate screening and ledger obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing digital asset exposure.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
OFAC Sanctions DPRK IT-Worker Scheme Facilitator: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
US Treasury Sanctions Kimsuky: AML and 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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
OFAC Sanctions North Korea IT Worker Crypto Network: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 6 min read
OFAC Sanctions Russian Disinformation Actors: Crypto AML Duties for Firms

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
Credit Union Crypto Exposure: Four AML Risk Channels and the NCUA Compliance Steps Firms Must Take Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
BDO Worldwatch 2026: White-Collar Crime Trends Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
Minnesota Crypto ATM Ban: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Assess Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
Tennessee County Passes Second Crypto Mining Ban: Compliance and Accounting Implications for Firms and CFOs

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
New York Sues Kalshi: Licensing and Compliance Implications for Accounting Firms and CFOs

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.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
Texas Crypto Kiosk Scams: $57M Loss and a Looming Ban

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
US Sanctions Iran's Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin Insurance Scheme: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On 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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
Digital Asset AML and Sanctions: BDO's Best Practices for Firms

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
SEC Ready to Issue Crypto Rules if CLARITY Act Fails: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Assess Now

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.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
OFAC Sanctions Hamas Financing Network: Crypto Compliance Alert for Accounting Firms and CFOs

OFAC designates Hamas OTC network and seven TRON wallets: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now