News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
OFAC sanctions against firms running an Iran-linked Bitcoin insurance scheme in the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for compliance, accounting, and risk teams
BDO frames AML and sanctions best practices for firms with digital asset exposure, with SEC and DOJ enforcement intensifying in 2026
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
SEC Chair Atkins signals the agency will act unilaterally on crypto rules if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act, raising compliance planning urgency for accounting firms and CFOs.
OFAC designates Hamas OTC network and seven TRON wallets: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now
New York AG's CLARITY Act testimony raises AML, KYC, and state-preemption risks that CFOs and compliance teams must map now
Goldman Sachs CEO breaks from Wall Street peers to back the CLARITY Act, signalling a regulatory inflection point that accounting firms and CFOs must plan for now
AML and compliance obligations for banks, accounting firms, and CFOs as regulators clamp down on Bitcoin ATM fraud typologies
CLARITY Act ethics clause bars federal officials from token issuance until 2029, creating new client-screening and disclosure obligations for accounting firms and CFOs tracking US digital asset legislation
OFAC freezes $131M in stablecoins tied to Iran's central bank, raising urgent sanctions-screening and digital asset accounting obligations for US-nexus firms and CFOs
OFAC enforcement action freezing $131M in Iran-linked wallets: AML, recordkeeping, and due-diligence obligations for accounting firms and CFOs handling digital assets
EU, US, and UK sanctions against Trickbot/Conti administrator 'Stern' and ransomware enablers trigger OFAC screening, wallet-tagging, and AML obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs.
Law enforcement's conditional CLARITY Act endorsements sharpen the DeFi accountability debate ahead of the Senate's August recess, with direct implications for AML program design and crypto accounting software readiness.
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
SEC crypto safe harbor proposal: regulatory and accounting compliance implications for US firms and CFOs
Senator Gillibrand's proposed bill to ban elected officials from issuing meme coins raises immediate questions for accounting firms and CFOs tracking US crypto regulatory risk and structuring client disclosures.
Chainalysis extends AML monitoring and transaction screening to Robinhood Chain, adding automatic token support and KYT alerts for compliance teams
The accountability-control gap in AI-driven compliance: why CCOs and MLROs face governance exposure before regulators catch up
Senator Gillibrand's proposed ethics restriction barring elected officials from issuing digital assets signals tightening governance standards that accounting firms and CFOs must track for compliance and client advisory work.
A key law enforcement bloc has dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act, narrowing one political obstacle to US crypto market structure legislation with direct implications for DeFi liability and AML compliance frameworks.
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
