News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
BDO's global crypto enforcement and compliance outlook: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now
South Korea policy report urges interim stablecoin licensing before the Digital Asset Basic Act passes, creating compliance and accounting preparation windows for firms with KR exposure
BDO frames AML and sanctions best practices for firms with digital asset exposure, with SEC and DOJ enforcement intensifying in 2026
How coordinated US/UK/EU sanctions and blockchain analytics destroyed a ruble-pegged stablecoin, and what compliance teams must do next
Operational AML and accounting-systems framework for banks and CFOs managing stablecoin financial crime risk across three exposure channels
FCA Stablecoin Sprint confirms cross-border payments as the primary near-term use case, shaping June 2026 final rules on reserve backing and redemption
South Korea's FSC moves toward a consolidated Digital Asset Basic Act while opposition tables a bill to scrap the 2027 crypto income tax — immediate compliance and accounting implications for firms and CFOs with Korean exposure.
RL1 cooperative launches with 10 European bank members, CBDC settlement implications for accounting firms and CFOs
CZ's ASEAN crypto-passporting proposal and its compliance and licensing implications for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs
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.
FATF's seventh crypto compliance report card reveals an enforcement gap that firms and supervisors must close now
OFAC freezes $131M in stablecoins tied to Iran's central bank, raising urgent sanctions-screening and digital asset accounting obligations for US-nexus firms and CFOs
FASB chair confirms existing interim-reporting standards largely cover any SEC semiannual shift, while flagging a new stablecoin cash-equivalents project as the bigger standard-setting watch item for CFOs and accounting firms
The BVI's VASP licensing regime and its implications for accounting firms advising clients on offshore digital asset structuring
Banking lobby's renewed push to tighten stablecoin yield language in the CLARITY Act creates material stablecoin accounting and compliance exposure for accounting firms and CFOs ahead of a potential Senate vote before August recess.
FATF's call for accelerated crypto AML enforcement and rising stablecoin misuse signals immediate compliance and audit obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
US-UK joint stablecoin and tokenization recommendations create cross-border accounting and compliance obligations for firms and CFOs
Stablecoin governance reversal causes $23M depeg: accounting, audit, and counterparty risk implications for firms and CFOs
Chainalysis adds automatic token monitoring for the Stable Layer 1 blockchain, expanding AML coverage for stablecoin payment flows via KYT, Reactor, and entity screening.
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.
Bank of Thailand targets USDT and cash flows in AML crackdown: compliance and accounting implications for firms
Bank of Thailand flags abnormal stablecoin flows tied to grey-economy activity, raising urgent AML and recordkeeping obligations for accounting firms and CFOs with Thai exposure
Banking industry pushback on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield language creates regulatory uncertainty for CFOs and accounting firms managing stablecoin positions
