News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
OFAC sanctions eight Houthi crypto addresses, creating immediate screening and ledger obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing digital asset exposure.
Hong Kong's maturing regulatory stack for VATPs, stablecoins, and tokenized securities is converting institutional intent into active hiring and capital deployment across APAC.
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
Regulatory licensing milestone: CIMA grants Blockchain.com a full VASP custody licence, with EU MiCA and UK FCA approvals already in place, raising AML and counterparty-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
Russia's new crypto law creates a licensed intermediary model and Bank of Russia oversight: what accounting firms and CFOs with Russian counterparty exposure must review before September 2026
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
MiCA transitional period closure on 1 July 2026: licensing status, CASP register concentration, and ongoing compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs with EU crypto exposure
FSA Japan tightens crypto fraud prevention rules: AML, KYC, and accounting implications for firms and CFOs with Japan-facing digital asset exposure
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
AFM DORA Update 7 flags ICT register quality gaps and under-reported incidents, with direct compliance actions for Dutch and EU financial firms and their auditors
Shrinking Senate window for the CLARITY Act raises immediate accounting and compliance planning questions for CFOs and accounting firms advising digital asset clients
Chainalysis adds automatic token coverage for Cronos, expanding KYT and Reactor monitoring to a stablecoin-focused institutional chain; accounting firms and CFOs need to understand the AML and bookkeeping implications.
Internal controls and audit red flags when a law-enforcement insider steals seized crypto
ESMA's fourth post-deadline MiCA CASP register update reaches 321 authorized firms, with German cooperative banks, Spanish and French entities added, and three Italian firms flagged as non-compliant — licensing and AML compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs across the EU.
Bybit's dual-entity EU structure (MiCA CASP + Austrian EMI) and what it means for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs managing digital asset service providers
Regulatory briefing for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs on Taiwan's proposed domestic VASP Travel Rule from October 2026
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
