Crypto Accounting News & Updates

SEC review of Nasdaq bitcoin options approval and what it signals for crypto market structure, accounting, and compliance obligations for firms and CFOs

CIMA's VASP forum and leadership changes signal a tightening regulatory stance in the Cayman Islands, with direct implications for crypto accounting software workflows and AML compliance frameworks at accounting firms and CFOs.

FASB IAC raises stablecoin cash-equivalent classification threshold and disclosure concerns, with direct implications for US GAAP balance sheet treatment and CFO disclosure strategy

OFAC sanctions Hamas OTC facilitators and seven TRON addresses: AML screening, counterparty review, and workflow implications for accounting firms and CFOs

FASB PMAC May 2026 recap: stablecoin cash-equivalent classification, wrapped-token disclosure, and four other active standard-setting streams

Regulatory and operational risk: what the EU's 21st sanctions package means for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs managing sanctions exposure

FATF's 7th Targeted Update widens the gap between legislation and real enforcement, raising urgent AML, supervisory, and crypto accounting software obligations for firms and CFOs.

OFAC adds four Iran Central Bank crypto addresses; Tether freezes $131M in stablecoins, signalling new enforcement playbook for compliance teams and CFOs

HMRC expands its approved Pillar 2 software list, giving UK multinationals and their advisers a clearer filing pathway for Domestic and Multinational Top-up Tax returns and the GloBE Information Return.

Four privacy-blockchain models and what each means for AML, KYC, and crypto accounting software workflows at regulated firms

Tri-jurisdictional Trickbot/Conti sanctions create new OFAC/OFSI/EU screening obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing crypto-exposed clients

AML and compliance workflow implications of Penlink absorbing Chainalysis blockchain intelligence for firms, CFOs, and enterprise investigation teams

Chainalysis adds Cronos to its AML monitoring suite, extending automatic token coverage to ERC-20 and ERC-721 assets on an institutional stablecoin and tokenized-asset chain, with direct implications for compliance workflows and crypto accounting software stacks at firms and CFOs.

FMA Liechtenstein grants Damoon Technology (Europe) AG a full MiCA CASP licence, expanding the EEA-passportable CASP register and raising the bar for AML, KYC, and crypto accounting obligations across counterparty networks.

FSA Japan tightens crypto fraud countermeasures: compliance and audit implications for accounting firms and CFOs

EU 21st Russia sanctions package: 14 crypto platforms designated, new country-wide ban authority, and what compliance teams must do before August 23

Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirms a CLARITY Act floor vote before August recess, with 60-vote threshold and stablecoin licensing disputes still unresolved

OFAC sanctions on Nemesis darknet market administrator: AML obligations, blockchain tracing implications, and what accounting firms and CFOs must do now

Russia's first crypto law legalises trading but keeps payments banned: AML, accounting, and sanctions-screening obligations for firms and CFOs

DOJ enforcement action against an NFT startup founder signals heightened legal and audit risk for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset clients

Bernstein's legislative risk analysis and the accounting, valuation, and DeFi governance implications for US accounting firms and CFOs if the CLARITY Act stalls

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