News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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.
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
EU 21st Russia sanctions package: 14 crypto platforms designated, new country-wide ban authority, and what compliance teams must do before August 23
Hong Kong's maturing regulatory stack for VATPs, stablecoins, and tokenized securities is converting institutional intent into active hiring and capital deployment across APAC.
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
WebX Tokyo 2026 signals Japan is an on-chain finance builder, not a bystander: AML, stablecoin governance and prediction market blind spots are the three live issues for compliance teams and CFOs across APAC.
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.
Bank of Thailand targets USDT and cash flows in AML crackdown: compliance and accounting implications for firms
MiCA-driven USDT exit: accounting, treasury, and client-portfolio implications for EEA and Swiss firms
FINMA's 2025 annual supervision report signals tighter scrutiny of crypto custody, operational risk at outsourcing partners, and DLT trading licensing in Switzerland
Thailand SEC's 2026-2028 capital market strategy formalises digital assets as a legitimate asset class, opening crypto ETFs, derivatives, tokenized securities, and tightening AML/CFT enforcement simultaneously.
Three simultaneous regulatory moves, NYDFS-EBA stablecoin MOU, Hong Kong VATP and advisory licensing, and CFTC perpetual futures approvals, are reshaping the cross-border compliance obligations of stablecoin issuers, VASPs, and digital asset firms in 2026.
ESMA's first post-deadline MiCA register update adds 37 CASPs including Standard Chartered, reshaping EU crypto licensing obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
Five on-chain financial crime typologies compliance teams at banks, fintechs, and custodians must embed in their AML/CFT frameworks now
A five-stage blockchain risk maturity framework helps financial institutions benchmark AML/CFT readiness and build toward strategic digital asset capability
Stablecoins are becoming integral to banking, requiring firms to adopt crypto accounting software for accurate reporting and reconciliation.
