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FASB's August 2026 stablecoin cash-equivalent proposal and open crypto projects mean finance teams must account for the rights they hold, not the token label.
Greece's two-rate crypto regime (10% on gains, 15% on DeFi income) forces a gains-versus-income split in firm and CFO ledgers, even while implementation detail is still unconfirmed.
A Hyperliquid treasury firm's bid to become a U.S. domestic futures platform signals DeFi-style derivatives moving into regulated venues, and finance teams need to prepare their DeFi accounting for that shift.
A HYPE treasury firm's FCM filing and its $620.6M quarter show how DeFi accounting, tax provisions and regulated perps access collide on one set of books.
Greece's new 10% crypto gains tax and 15% DeFi income tax from 2027 create a split-rate bookkeeping problem that finance teams must prepare for now.
Use The Block's DeFi 201 explainer as a map of the protocol mechanics that finance teams must translate into accounting records.
FBI-backed attribution and the AML compliance obligations triggered for DeFi-adjacent firms by the $242M Tron laundering operation
US-Israel extradition of an alleged DeFi bridge exploiter signals that cross-border enforcement of on-chain theft is now operational, with direct implications for crypto accounting controls and AML programs.
ICE doubles down on regulated on-chain perps while CME's lawsuit challenges their legal classification, creating real accounting and tax uncertainty for US market participants.
ICE's partnership with TradeXYZ to list Hyperliquid perpetual futures under a regulated US framework, and what the structure means for DeFi accounting and crypto bookkeeping teams.
A practitioner-focused breakdown of the major crypto AML, licensing, and regulatory shifts surfaced at TRM Labs' Q3 2026 policy roundtable, covering the US, EU, UK, Singapore, and Asia-Pacific.
Kraken's parent Payward is set to become the first CFTC-regulated operator on Hyperliquid's permissioned HIP-3 markets, with major AML/KYC and accounting implications for US firms trading DeFi perpetuals.
The FCA's emerging crypto rulebook could inadvertently prohibit regulated firms from offering DeFi access, with direct implications for defi accounting, compliance infrastructure, and the UK's competitive position in digital finance.
Japan's Financial Services Agency opens formal policy deliberations on DeFi and digital finance regulation, drawing in Nomura Holdings and Securitize Japan as first industry witnesses.
A cross-border stablecoin and treasury management tie-up between MoonPay and Upbit parent Dunamu signals growing institutional appetite for won-linked and USD stablecoin rails into South Korea, with real accounting and compliance implications for B2B firms.
France's joint four-agency MiCA consultation response would make regulated exchanges liable for DeFi protocol incidents, forcing compliance and finance teams to build auditable due diligence workflows now.
France's four financial authorities publish a joint MiCA revision response covering DeFi, stablecoins, CBDC sovereignty, and enhanced ESMA supervision, signalling where EU crypto-asset regulation is heading next.
The Cardano Foundation's formal submission to the European Commission argues that extending MiCA-style rules to DeFi and self-custody staking would create regulatory overlap and legal uncertainty across the EU, with direct implications for how accounting and compliance teams classify and report these activities.
The SEC Regulation Crypto Assets comment period closes with 100-plus submissions from DeFi platforms, SIFMA, and AIMA, each highlighting accounting classification risks that US firms cannot afford to ignore.
The FCA's twin consultations on DeFi AML and cryptoasset exclusions set concrete deadlines that accounting firms and CFOs must act on now, with the February 2027 compliance window already counting down.
Multi-agency US crypto enforcement surge in Q4 2021 signals a sustained "regulation by enforcement" era, with direct implications for compliance teams, CFOs, and accounting firms managing digital asset risk.
Practical compliance and accounting implications of the EU Council's formal approval of MiCA for CASPs, stablecoin issuers, and custodians.
Hyperliquid founder argues US oversight should land on firms that deploy trading products on a blockchain, not on the base layer itself, with direct implications for how DeFi platforms are classified and how accounting teams treat regulated vs. unregulated activity on shared infrastructure.
Japan's regulatory head start on crypto is translating into operational compliance maturity, with real implications for firms entering or serving the APAC on-chain finance market.
The Eurosystem's Pontes initiative, cross-border central bank pilots, and the Qivalis bank consortium are turning tokenised wholesale finance into operational infrastructure, creating urgent DeFi accounting, audit, and disclosure obligations for EU firms.
B2B angle: OpenAI's potential acquisition of Trail of Bits reshapes the smart-contract audit landscape and raises material questions for DeFi accounting, FASB ASC 350-60, and IFRS crypto asset disclosure.
A live total return swap referencing the tokenized S&P iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index marks a structural shift in how institutional derivatives can be originated and managed on blockchain infrastructure, with direct implications for DeFi accounting practices at firms handling on-chain fixed-income exposure.
FTC's early-stage sports gambling inquiry targets traditional sportsbooks, not crypto-linked prediction markets, but Kalshi and Polymarket still face CFTC classification battles, a House insider-trading probe, and New York state litigation.
Blockchain.com's CFTC DCM and FCM licence applications examined through a US accounting, tax, and compliance lens for B2B practitioners.
The Senate stalling of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act shifts US crypto oversight to the SEC and CFTC, creating both short-term experimentation and persistent legal uncertainty that matters directly for DeFi accounting, stablecoin accounting, and the firms advising digital-asset clients.
Three parallel Australian regulatory tracks (ASIC INFO 225, the Digital Assets Framework Act, and AUSTRAC AML/CTF reforms) are now live simultaneously, and the ASIC no-action period expired 1 October 2026, exposing any still-unlicensed firm to civil and criminal penalties.
FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco's three-point enforcement framework for crypto firms: SAR quality, DeFi regulatory reach, and transaction-level risk transparency.
Practical AML guide for compliance teams at VASPs and financial institutions on detecting and reporting bridge-hack money laundering via DEXs and mixers
Breaking analysis of the CFTC's two new crypto rulemaking proposals (Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM), what they cover, what they miss, and what that means for accounting firms, CFOs, and digital asset desks.
Hyperliquid and Circle's formal MiCA review submissions reframe the EU's derivatives classification and stablecoin reserve debates, with direct accounting and compliance implications for firms serving EU markets.
ESMA's formal response to the European Commission's MiCA review consultation sets out concrete proposals to close gaps around DeFi, non-compliant stablecoins, influencer marketing, and token classification, with direct implications for CASP compliance programmes and stablecoin accounting.
Breaking: FCA begins accepting crypto firm authorization applications, with a hard deadline of 28 February 2027 and no automatic carry-over from MLR registration.
Breaking regulatory news: the SEC's Innovation Exemption, CFTC staff guidance on tokenized investments, and the UK FCA's new crypto authorization window all land within days of the CLARITY Act's Senate failure, reshaping the compliance landscape for US and UK digital-asset firms.
THORChain's decision to let suspected stolen Bitget funds flow freely through its protocol exposes a governance and AML gap that accounting firms and compliance teams must document now.
Peirce's departure leaves a specific slate of incomplete crypto regulatory work — developer protections, custody rules, transfer agent finalisation, and the innovation exemption pathway — that accounting and compliance teams need to track closely.
OFAC sanctions Lazarus Group over the $540M Ronin bridge exploit, with layered on-chain laundering creating urgent AML and balance-sheet obligations for firms
Peirce's October 2 exit leaves a two-member SEC and unsettled crypto guidance, creating concrete accounting, classification, and audit-trail risks for U.S. digital asset firms.
ESMA's H1 2026 risk report warns that crypto-asset markets are increasingly linked to the broader financial system, and that recent DeFi exploits raise systemic spillover concerns — with direct implications for how firms and CFOs should manage their digital asset accounting and disclosure obligations.
DPRK-attributed $286M Drift Protocol exploit examined through the lens of AML sanctions screening, DeFi accounting treatment, and cross-chain tracing gaps in crypto accounting software.
The EBA's formal recommendation to bring crypto lending and DeFi access under MiCA signals the next wave of EU compliance obligations for CASPs and their accounting teams.
What MFSA FinTech2030's regulatory discussions mean for stablecoin accounting, DeFi accounting, tokenisation and AML frameworks across EU firms
A blocked Senate amendment leaves crypto broker reporting language intact, creating material uncertainty for DeFi accounting, miners, and software developers across the US, Singapore, and Australia.
