News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Practical accounting and tax implications for US accounting firms and CFOs of the seven proposed digital asset tax bills summarised by Forvis Mazars
Practical accounting and audit implications of ASC 350-60's judgment-driven framework for stablecoins, wrapped tokens, and in-scope crypto assets on corporate balance sheets.
Senate procedural filing on the CLARITY Act sets up a September cloture vote, keeping stablecoin and market-structure accounting uncertainty alive for another month at minimum
Regulatory intelligence for EU accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs: what Bridge's MiCA EMT authorisation and the growing ESMA register mean for client due diligence, stablecoin accounting, and AML obligations
Senate CLARITY Act delay shifts the legislative timeline to mid-September, keeping stablecoin and market-structure accounting in limbo for accounting firms and CFOs
FASB IAC raises stablecoin cash-equivalent classification threshold and disclosure concerns, with direct implications for US GAAP balance sheet treatment and CFO disclosure strategy
FASB PMAC May 2026 recap: stablecoin cash-equivalent classification, wrapped-token disclosure, and four other active standard-setting streams
FATF's 7th Targeted Update widens the gap between legislation and real enforcement, raising urgent AML, supervisory, and crypto accounting software obligations for firms and CFOs.
OFAC adds four Iran Central Bank crypto addresses; Tether freezes $131M in stablecoins, signalling new enforcement playbook for compliance teams and CFOs
Chainalysis adds Cronos to its AML monitoring suite, extending automatic token coverage to ERC-20 and ERC-721 assets on an institutional stablecoin and tokenized-asset chain, with direct implications for compliance workflows and crypto accounting software stacks at firms and CFOs.
EU 21st Russia sanctions package: 14 crypto platforms designated, new country-wide ban authority, and what compliance teams must do before August 23
Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirms a CLARITY Act floor vote before August recess, with 60-vote threshold and stablecoin licensing disputes still unresolved
Bernstein's legislative risk analysis and the accounting, valuation, and DeFi governance implications for US accounting firms and CFOs if the CLARITY Act stalls
Hong Kong's maturing regulatory stack for VATPs, stablecoins, and tokenized securities is converting institutional intent into active hiring and capital deployment across APAC.
OFAC sanctions DPRK IT-worker facilitator: AML, KYC and vendor-screening duties 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
Sanctions enforcement case study: how coordinated US/UK/EU designations and blockchain analytics collapsed a $100B ruble stablecoin, with AML and accounting implications for firms and CFOs
Visa's stablecoin payout expansion via Zero Hash raises immediate USDC accounting, reconciliation, and balance-sheet treatment questions for accounting firms and CFOs
Shrinking Senate window for the CLARITY Act raises immediate accounting and compliance planning questions for CFOs and accounting firms advising digital asset clients
Chainalysis adds automatic token coverage for Cronos, expanding KYT and Reactor monitoring to a stablecoin-focused institutional chain; accounting firms and CFOs need to understand the AML and bookkeeping implications.
US-UK FRWG 13th meeting signals coordinated stablecoin and tokenization policy, with GENIUS Act implementation front and centre for accounting firms and CFOs
Accounting and stablecoin classification implications of BlackRock's first European UCITS tokenized MMF launch on public Ethereum
CLARITY Act stall threatens crypto valuations and resets the regulatory playbook for CFOs and accounting firms managing digital asset exposure
Circle's New York trust charter signals a new compliance baseline for accounting firms and CFOs holding or servicing USDC
