News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Pakistan's FIA launches a dedicated crypto crime unit, signalling a sharper enforcement posture that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with Pakistani exposure must factor into AML controls and client onboarding
The BVI's VASP licensing regime and its implications for accounting firms advising clients on offshore digital asset structuring
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.
Pakistan's new crypto AML investigation unit creates immediate compliance, documentation, and client-advisory obligations for accounting firms and CFOs operating in or servicing PK-linked digital asset activity.
Bank of Korea expands CBDC pilot to 500,000 users: accounting, treasury, and compliance implications for firms and CFOs operating in South Korea
Japan's crypto overhaul brings digital assets under mainstream financial regulation, creating immediate AML, KYC, licensing, and accounting obligations for firms operating in or serving the Japanese market.
Chainalysis adds automatic token monitoring for the Stable Layer 1 blockchain, expanding AML coverage for stablecoin payment flows via KYT, Reactor, and entity screening.
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.
Elliptic's new AI copilot automates crypto compliance alert triage, cutting investigation time from hours to minutes, with direct implications for how accounting firms and CFOs manage on-chain AML workflows.
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.
Sony Bank's OCC no-objection letter opens a new chapter for bank-issued dollar stablecoins and forces accounting firms and CFOs to revisit stablecoin accounting classification, reserve audit requirements, and payment-rail risk.
EU Parliament's post-MiCA policy position on DeFi, staking, NFTs and stablecoins and its accounting and compliance implications for EU firms and CFOs
India's Union Budget 2025-26 expands the VDA definition to cover crypto assets and mandates third-party reporting from April 2026, with parallel changes to TDS, the updated-return window, and individual income tax slabs that directly affect payroll and global mobility costs.
FINMA replaces Circular 2015/2 with a formal LiqO-FINMA ordinance effective 1 January 2027, with operational and reporting implications for Swiss banks, securities firms, and their accounting teams.
ESMA's new supervisory action on CASP custody resilience creates immediate audit and compliance obligations for EU-licensed crypto firms and their advisors
UK stablecoin licensing framework finalised: AML, reserve, and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
KPMG/ECB digital sovereignty framework: DORA, cloud outsourcing and concentration risk implications for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset infrastructure
Presidential decree reshapes Kazakhstan's licensed crypto infrastructure, with direct implications for cross-border accounting, AML obligations, and digital asset reporting for firms and CFOs operating in or entering Central Asia.
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.
