News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
EU 21st Russia sanctions package: 14 crypto platforms designated, new country-wide ban authority, and what compliance teams must do before August 23
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
US-UK FRWG 13th meeting signals coordinated stablecoin and tokenization policy, with GENIUS Act implementation front and centre for accounting firms and CFOs
BDO's global crypto enforcement and compliance outlook: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now
How coordinated US/UK/EU sanctions and blockchain analytics destroyed a ruble-pegged stablecoin, and what compliance teams must do next
FCA Stablecoin Sprint confirms cross-border payments as the primary near-term use case, shaping June 2026 final rules on reserve backing and redemption
RL1 cooperative launches with 10 European bank members, CBDC settlement implications for accounting firms and CFOs
US-UK joint stablecoin and tokenization recommendations create cross-border accounting and compliance obligations for firms and CFOs
Transatlantic regulatory alignment on stablecoins and tokenized assets creates immediate compliance, accounting, and audit preparation requirements for accounting firms and CFOs
Reed Smith's Aquarius platform automates MiCA compliance workflows, signalling how legal-tech tools are reshaping regulatory operations for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs across the EU and beyond.
UK stablecoin licensing framework finalised: AML, reserve, and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
The FCA's Mills Review signals that agentic AI and tokenized settlement infrastructure are converging fast, creating immediate governance, AML, and accounting obligations for UK firms.
The FCA's finalised stablecoin regime and its two-tier architecture create distinct accounting, capital, and compliance obligations for firms issuing or integrating stablecoins in the UK, with MiCA divergence adding a second layer of complexity for cross-border operations.
Revolut's USDT delisting under its CySEC-issued MiCA CASP licence signals a firm compliance inflection point for accounting firms and CFOs managing stablecoin exposures in EU and UK portfolios
Standard Chartered becomes the first global bank to offer institutions direct USDC access, raising immediate questions around stablecoin accounting treatment, custody classification, and audit trail requirements.
HM Treasury's updated National Payments Vision mandates tokenization and digital money interoperability in UK retail payment infrastructure, with direct compliance implications for stablecoin issuers, custodians, and payment firms.
