News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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
Circle's federal banking charter approval reshapes stablecoin regulatory status and triggers immediate compliance, accounting, and counterparty-risk reviews for US accounting firms and CFOs.
Circle's refusal to burn and reissue stolen USDC raises stablecoin AML governance and crypto accounting software questions for compliance teams and CFOs
EU MiCA revision targeting non-EU stablecoin issuers: licensing, accounting, and AML implications for accounting firms and CFOs
MiCA-driven USDT exit: accounting, treasury, and client-portfolio implications for EEA and Swiss firms
Regulatory and accounting implications of the Bank of Korea's bank-led stablecoin push and deposit token pilots for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with Korean digital asset exposure
UK stablecoin licensing framework finalised: AML, reserve, and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
Presidential decree reshapes Kazakhstan's licensed crypto infrastructure, with direct implications for cross-border accounting, AML obligations, and digital asset reporting for firms and CFOs operating in or entering Central Asia.
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.
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
Digital asset risk under BSA/AML regimes does not require a new framework, but it does require rethinking the underlying data environment and compliance tooling
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
AML and compliance obligations triggered by the Huione Guarantee marketplace processing over $11 billion in USDT, with implications for transaction screening, SAR filing, and sanctions exposure at regulated firms globally
A five-stage blockchain risk maturity framework helps financial institutions benchmark AML/CFT readiness and build toward strategic digital asset capability
RBI revives banking isolation strategy for crypto, signalling renewed containment risk for firms with Indian banking exposure or cross-border settlement arrangements
Taiwan's new omnibus Virtual Asset Service Provider law introduces mandatory licensing and a dedicated stablecoin framework, creating immediate compliance obligations for firms operating in or serving clients in Taiwan.
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has enacted the country's first comprehensive crypto and stablecoin licensing law, creating mandatory VASP authorisation, stablecoin reserve requirements, and serious criminal penalties for unlicensed operation.
Huione Group has become the largest illicit online marketplace ever recorded, with its own unregulated stablecoin USDH designed to evade asset freezes. Accounting firms and compliance teams need to understand the transaction volumes, the USDH exposure risk, and the AML obligations this creates.
Stablecoin freeze data signals a maturing enforcement infrastructure that accounting firms and auditors must factor into client risk assessments and on-chain asset verification.
The FBI's action against Huione Group, the largest illicit crypto marketplace ever recorded, signals a new baseline for AML due diligence and stablecoin transaction screening at regulated firms.
