News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
AMF deregisters AUTOMATA France SAS as a PSAN from 30 June 2026, citing unlicensed crowdfunding and fitness failures, with ordered wind-down obligations and MiCA transition context for accounting firms and CFOs
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
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 and operational risk: what the EU's 21st sanctions package means for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs managing sanctions exposure
Tri-jurisdictional Trickbot/Conti sanctions create new OFAC/OFSI/EU screening obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing crypto-exposed clients
OFAC sanctions on Nemesis darknet market administrator: AML obligations, blockchain tracing implications, and what accounting firms and CFOs must do now
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.
Sanctions enforcement case study: how coordinated US/UK/EU designations and blockchain analytics collapsed a $100B ruble stablecoin, with AML and accounting implications for firms and CFOs
MiCA transitional period closure on 1 July 2026: licensing status, CASP register concentration, and ongoing compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs with EU crypto exposure
AFM DORA Update 7 flags ICT register quality gaps and under-reported incidents, with direct compliance actions for Dutch and EU financial firms and their auditors
ESMA's fourth post-deadline MiCA CASP register update reaches 321 authorized firms, with German cooperative banks, Spanish and French entities added, and three Italian firms flagged as non-compliant — licensing and AML compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs across the EU.
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
ESMA's June/July 2026 newsletter flags the MiCA transitional period deadline, a €1 billion 'report once' transaction reporting reform, T+1 settlement preparation, and new CASP supervisory actions — all carrying direct compliance and accounting implications for EU-facing firms.
Hungary scraps its mandatory crypto validator requirement and grants its first MiCA license to CoinCash, reshaping compliance obligations for firms operating in or expanding to the Hungarian market.
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
CZ's ASEAN crypto-passporting proposal and its compliance and licensing implications for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs
ESMA's third post-deadline MiCA register update adds 15 CASPs including BNY Mellon's Belgian unit and three German banks, bringing total licensed providers to 309 and raising practical compliance questions for accounting firms and CFOs across the EU.
CSSF activates MiCAR Title II white paper notification via eDesk from 3 August 2026, creating concrete compliance obligations for issuers, trading platforms, and their advisers with Luxembourg as home Member State.
MiCA enforcement signal: Binance's Android app pulled from Google Play in parts of the EU, raising counterparty and AML screening obligations for accounting firms and CFOs
EU adds HTX to Russia sanctions list two months after UK, raising urgent screening and audit obligations for accounting firms and CFOs holding or processing digital assets
The EU's 21st Russia sanctions package directly targets crypto platforms and introduces a third-country ban mechanism, creating urgent compliance obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs operating in or servicing EU-regulated entities.
EU expands Belarus sanctions to cover all MiCA crypto service providers from 25 August 2026, with immediate implications for CASP ownership screening and AML controls
AMLA chair warns that mass client transfers between CASPs during post-MiCA migration create acute AML windows that compliance officers and CFOs must close now
