News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
UK fraud review recommends mandatory judicial training on crypto laundering and AI scams, raising compliance and evidence standards for accounting firms advising clients in dispute or investigation
US-UK joint stablecoin and tokenization recommendations create cross-border accounting and compliance obligations for firms and CFOs
Transatlantic regulatory alignment on stablecoins and tokenized assets creates immediate compliance, accounting, and audit preparation requirements for accounting firms and CFOs
ECB names 36 PSPs for digital euro beta pilot, signalling live CBDC infrastructure and new accounting and compliance obligations for EU payment and finance firms.
South Korea's 2027 tokenized government bond and wholesale CBDC pilot: accounting, settlement, and compliance implications for firms and CFOs
AICPA attestation standards overhaul covering digital assets and sustainability signals new assurance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs
Chinese prosecutors propose treating mixer and privacy-coin use as money-laundering indicators, raising AML and crypto-accounting obligations for firms with China exposure
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.
Banking industry pushback on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield language creates regulatory uncertainty for CFOs and accounting firms managing stablecoin positions
Senate Democrats demand hearings on Trump's crypto conflicts as CLARITY Act vote looms, creating a direct legislative-risk flashpoint for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset compliance strategies
The CLARITY Act's legislative trajectory and what it means for digital asset accounting, compliance, and financial crime risk frameworks at accounting firms and CFOs
SWIFT's 24/7 tokenised-asset ledger initiative and its practical limits for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset positions
UK political momentum for a permanent crypto donation ban and what it signals for AML/KYC obligations on accounting firms and CFOs advising crypto-exposed clients
CFTC modernisation push by Phantom and Hyperliquid creates new compliance and DeFi accounting questions for accounting firms and CFOs
SEC and CFTC leadership vacancies create regulatory uncertainty that accounting firms and CFOs must factor into digital asset compliance planning now
EU MiCA revision targeting non-EU stablecoin issuers: licensing, accounting, and AML implications for accounting firms and CFOs
Regulatory and accounting implications of the Bank of Korea's bank-led stablecoin push and deposit token pilots for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with Korean digital asset exposure
The European Commission's MiCA review consultation opens every major pillar of the framework to potential amendment, creating near-term uncertainty and compliance planning obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with EU digital asset exposure.
Kenya's CMA moves to procure a blockchain analytics tool, raising immediate AML compliance and record-keeping obligations for accounting firms and CFOs operating in or serving the Kenyan digital asset market.
SEC's 2026 rulemaking agenda for crypto broker-dealers, digital asset exchanges, and safe harbors creates concrete compliance and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
SEC crypto safe harbor proposal: regulatory and accounting compliance implications for US firms and CFOs
The European Commission's proposed Omnibus Directive and DAC Recast will reshape cross-border tax compliance obligations for EU-operating firms, with unanimous member-state approval still required.
EU officials are considering MiCA 2.0 revisions targeting non-EU stablecoin issuers, driven by the US GENIUS Act, with accounting and CASP compliance implications for firms and CFOs
