News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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
EU tax enforcement surge: PSD infringement letters to France, Germany and Italy; DAC9 pressure on Belgium, Bulgaria and Cyprus; and a French share-buyback tax referral to the CJEU, all landing in a single July 2026 wave
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.
ASIC wins permanent director disqualification after a $7M super fraud routed through crypto accounts, a case study in governance failure with clear lessons for accounting firms and CFOs
OSC survey shows Canadian crypto ownership tripling to 25%, raising KYC, AML, and audit obligations for accounting firms and CFOs serving Canadian clients
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
MFSA enforcement alert on unlicensed MLM-style crypto operator in Malta: compliance and client-facing implications for accounting firms and CFOs
BDO frames AML and sanctions best practices for firms with digital asset exposure, with SEC and DOJ enforcement intensifying in 2026
ASIC's $10M penalty against Binance Australia Derivatives exposes systemic wholesale-client misclassification risks that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs servicing crypto businesses must assess now.
Thai SEC criminal complaint against Bitkub for concealing a $47M hack: disclosure obligations, incident reporting duties, and what accounting firms and CFOs with Thai exchange exposure must do now
OFAC designates Hamas OTC network and seven TRON wallets: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now
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
EU adds HTX to Russia sanctions list two months after UK, raising urgent screening and audit obligations for accounting firms and CFOs holding or processing digital assets
Thailand SEC's criminal complaint against Bitkub exposes net liquid capital reporting obligations and the governance risks facing crypto exchanges ahead of any public listing
ASIC secures conviction of a former finance director who dealt with AU$181K in suspected scam proceeds through a crypto deposit firm, highlighting facilitator liability and AML control obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
FATF's seventh crypto compliance report card reveals an enforcement gap that firms and supervisors must close now
AML and compliance obligations for banks, accounting firms, and CFOs as regulators clamp down on Bitcoin ATM fraud typologies
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs reports HTX systematically rotating on-chain wallets to evade UK sanctions, raising urgent AML obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
US DOJ seizes over $25M in crypto from investment and romance scam networks: AML, recordkeeping, and client-screening implications for accounting firms and CFOs
TRM Labs alleges HTX is systematically rotating wallets to evade blockchain screening, raising urgent AML control and counterparty-risk questions for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with any exposure to the exchange.
SEC pays $150K to settle Coinbase records lawsuit, signalling how regulator conduct during enforcement drives litigation risk and record-keeping obligations for crypto firms and their advisers
OFAC enforcement action freezing $131M in Iran-linked wallets: AML, recordkeeping, and due-diligence obligations for accounting firms and CFOs handling digital assets
ASIC's AUD 1M+ penalty on NAB's WealthHub for reporting failures is a live warning for every financial services firm on the cost of deficient compliance infrastructure
