News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
ESMA Q&A 2417 clarifies CASP authorisation scope for custody and transfer of post-issuance crypto-assets, with direct licensing and operational implications for EU accounting firms and CFOs
Regulatory licensing milestone: CIMA grants Blockchain.com a full VASP custody licence, with EU MiCA and UK FCA approvals already in place, raising AML and counterparty-due-diligence obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
Bybit's dual-entity EU structure (MiCA CASP + Austrian EMI) and what it means for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing digital asset service providers
Accounting and stablecoin classification implications of BlackRock's first European UCITS tokenized MMF launch on public Ethereum
RL1 cooperative launches with 10 European bank members, CBDC settlement implications for accounting firms and CFOs
Alpaca's $435M capital raise signals tokenized equity infrastructure scaling fast, creating new accounting, custodial, and conflict-of-interest questions for firms and CFOs.
FATF's July 2026 PPP report exposes the crypto industry's shallow integration into AML partnerships and signals where compliance obligations are heading for firms and CFOs.
ECB selects 36 PSPs for 2027 digital euro pilot: accounting and infrastructure implications for EU firms and CFOs
Regulatory sandboxes for DLT in financial market infrastructure are moving from concept to live pilots across the EU, UK, Switzerland and Australia, with concrete compliance, accounting, and operational implications for firms and CFOs.
ESMA's new Q&A on CASP custody scope clarifies which newly issued crypto-assets require authorisation, with direct compliance and recordkeeping consequences for accounting firms and CFOs operating under MiCA.
EU Parliament's post-MiCA policy position on DeFi, staking, NFTs and stablecoins and its accounting and compliance implications for EU firms and CFOs
ESMA's new supervisory action on CASP custody resilience creates immediate audit and compliance obligations for EU-licensed crypto firms and their advisors
KPMG/ECB digital sovereignty framework: DORA, cloud outsourcing and concentration risk implications for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset infrastructure
Accounting firms and CFOs serving multinationals need to understand the improved but still incomplete interoperability between ISSB Standards and ESRS, and what a credible single-report approach actually requires in practice.
ESMA selects Etrading Software as the EU's first OTC derivatives Consolidated Tape Provider, reshaping transparency obligations and data management requirements for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs active in EU financial markets.
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.
AMF 2025 annual report signals MiCA authorisation pressure, asset tokenisation as a Paris priority, and tightening cyber resilience expectations for crypto-asset service providers in France and the EU
Four major financial centres are building robust crypto licensing regimes to attract regulated digital asset activity, with direct implications for accounting firms and compliance teams advising crypto-active clients.
ECOFIN agrees general approach on VAT data-sharing reform: what the expanded EPPO/OLAF/Eurofisc access means for cross-border compliance obligations
Three EU tax shifts land simultaneously: the FASTER Directive is now law, Italy's tax consolidation rules face a CJEU test, and Romania's windfall tax joins a growing queue of CJEU referrals. Accounting firms and CFOs need to know what each means for cross-border structures.
EU DAC6/DAC7/DAC8 regulatory shifts, IAS 12 GloBE amendments, and member-state implementations create concrete compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs advising EU-facing clients
Event-driven continuous wallet rescreening closes the post-onboarding AML gap that manual periodic checks cannot cover at scale
A practical framework for embedding blockchain analytics into institutional AML workflows across all three lines of defense
ESMA's Tier 1 recognition of India's CCIL under EMIR expands EU clearing access and signals deepening regulatory equivalence between the EU and India, with immediate implications for EU clearing members and their compliance and reporting obligations.
