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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Finansinspektionen's new AML/CFT guidance tightens compliance obligations for money remittance providers operating in Sweden and across the EU, with direct implications for accounting firms and compliance officers advising these businesses.
