News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
The EU's 21st Russia sanctions package directly targets crypto platforms and introduces a third-country ban mechanism, creating urgent compliance obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs operating in or servicing EU-regulated entities.
Thailand SEC's criminal complaint against Bitkub exposes net liquid capital reporting obligations and the governance risks facing crypto exchanges ahead of any public listing
HMRC refreshes its MTD for Income Tax training hub, adding a software-selection video and updated agent sign-up guidance, with key mandatory rollout dates approaching for accounting firms and their clients.
Congressional recess watch: Reconciliation 2.0, SEC Project Crypto, and an energy credit standoff that is blocking Treasury nominees
EU expands Belarus sanctions to cover all MiCA crypto service providers from 25 August 2026, with immediate implications for CASP ownership screening and AML controls
ASIC secures conviction of a former finance director who dealt with AU$181K in suspected scam proceeds through a crypto deposit firm, highlighting facilitator liability and AML control obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
WebX Tokyo 2026 signals Japan is an on-chain finance builder, not a bystander: AML, stablecoin governance and prediction market blind spots are the three live issues for compliance teams and CFOs across APAC.
FATF's seventh crypto compliance report card reveals an enforcement gap that firms and supervisors must close now
Kazakhstan's Government Resolution No. 638 creates a strategic crypto mining tier that mandates asset transfers to a state reserve, reshaping compliance, accounting, and tax obligations for mining operators and their advisers.
The CLARITY Act ethics enforcement deadlock and its practical implications for accounting firms, CFOs, and digital asset businesses tracking US market structure legislation
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
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs reports HTX systematically rotating on-chain wallets to evade UK sanctions, raising urgent AML obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
FATF signals that DeFi's centralised elements must be regulated as VASPs, raising immediate AML, onboarding, and crypto accounting software obligations for firms advising digital asset clients.
US DOJ seizes over $25M in crypto from investment and romance scam networks: AML, recordkeeping, and client-screening implications for accounting firms and CFOs
ECB digital euro legislative timeline, banking sector costs, and accounting implications for EU-facing firms and CFOs
TRM Labs alleges HTX is systematically rotating wallets to evade blockchain screening, raising urgent AML control and counterparty-risk questions for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with any exposure to the exchange.
SEC Commissioner Peirce signals crypto vaults and onchain lending may be securities: accounting, audit, and compliance action points for US firms and CFOs
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
SEC pays $150K to settle Coinbase records lawsuit, signalling how regulator conduct during enforcement drives litigation risk and record-keeping obligations for crypto firms and their advisers
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
AMLA chair warns that mass client transfers between CASPs during post-MiCA migration create acute AML windows that compliance officers and CFOs must close now
FMA Liechtenstein Notice 2026-3 clarifies which regulatory authority applies under the CRR for firms operating across the EEA, with direct implications for licensing strategy, capital reporting, and crypto bookkeeping software workflows.
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
