Crypto Accounting News & Updates

Scenario analysis for accounting firms and CFOs: what each Clarity Act outcome means for digital asset accounting and compliance planning

OFAC sanctions bitcoin mixer Sinbad used by North Korea's Lazarus Group: AML compliance and client-screening obligations for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC's near-400-target Russia sanctions wave, crypto dimensions, and the immediate screening and accounting obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs

OFAC sanctions eight Houthi crypto addresses, creating immediate screening and ledger obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing digital asset exposure.

OFAC sanctions DPRK IT-worker facilitator: AML, KYC and vendor-screening duties for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC's Kimsuky sanctions and their AML, counterparty-screening, and crypto accounting software implications for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions a Russian national and two entities for converting crypto to fiat on behalf of DPRK-linked IT worker networks, raising urgent screening and due-diligence obligations for accounting firms and CFOs

OFAC sanctions Russian disinformation actors using TRON crypto addresses: AML, counterparty screening, and ledger implications for accounting firms and CFOs

AML and compliance officers at US credit unions face four concrete crypto exposure channels they must map, monitor and document now, with NCUA guidance making visibility a regulatory baseline

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

BDO's midyear global white-collar crime roundup flags AI fraud, crypto misconduct, and rising cross-border enforcement as the top compliance risks firms and CFOs must address in 2026

Visa's stablecoin payout expansion via Zero Hash raises immediate USDC accounting, reconciliation, and balance-sheet treatment questions for accounting firms and CFOs

DOJ NFT fraud case: accounting, AML, and client-screening implications for firms and CFOs

Shrinking Senate window for the CLARITY Act raises immediate accounting and compliance planning questions for CFOs and accounting firms advising digital asset clients

Internal controls and audit red flags when a law-enforcement insider steals seized crypto

Bitwise CIO argues SEC/CFTC joint guidance keeps crypto markets functional even if CLARITY Act stalls, but WisdomTree and others warn jurisdictional ambiguity still creates structural risk for firms.

US-UK FRWG 13th meeting signals coordinated stablecoin and tokenization policy, with GENIUS Act implementation front and centre for accounting firms and CFOs

CLARITY Act stall threatens crypto valuations and resets the regulatory playbook for CFOs and accounting firms managing digital asset exposure

Treasury's top crypto policy architect departs as the CLARITY Act stalls, signaling a leadership vacuum that prolongs regulatory uncertainty for firms and CFOs managing digital asset compliance

Minnesota's total crypto kiosk ban is now live: AML, compliance, and accounting implications for firms and CFOs serving operators or retail clients

Hawkins County's unanimous second crypto mining ban and its licensing, site-selection, and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs advising digital asset clients in Tennessee and beyond

New York's Kalshi lawsuit escalates the CFTC-state jurisdictional clash over prediction markets, with direct licensing, AML, and client-advisory implications for accounting firms and CFOs.

OFAC sanctions Iranian entities using Bitcoin to charge for Strait of Hormuz passage, raising urgent AML screening and digital asset accounting obligations for accounting firms and CFOs worldwide

Texas legislative threat to crypto kiosk operators and the AML/KYC compliance and accounting implications for US firms and CFOs