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MFSA settles with Everest Network Ltd for VFA shareholding and reporting failures, imposing a €40,560 penalty — a concrete compliance benchmark for crypto accounting and legal teams across the EU.
A federal court's Daubert ruling validating blockchain analytics as admissible expert evidence raises the bar for forensic-grade data standards that accounting firms and CFOs must understand.
ASIC's cancellation of CAIP Services' AFS licence for ceasing business is a compliance and licensing wake-up call for Australian firms active in digital asset financial services.
ESMA's common supervisory action on CASP custody resilience raises the compliance bar well beyond MiCA licensing for EU crypto firms and their auditors
ESMA's new Q&A on CASP custody scope clarifies which newly issued crypto-assets require authorisation, with direct compliance and recordkeeping consequences for accounting firms and CFOs operating under MiCA.
Elliptic's new AI copilot automates crypto compliance alert triage, cutting investigation time from hours to minutes, with direct implications for how accounting firms and CFOs manage on-chain AML workflows.
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
DOJ moving to drop charges against BitClub's alleged $722M mastermind raises serious questions about US crypto enforcement consistency, audit trails, and client-facing compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
Enforcement and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs serving French-resident crypto clients whose assets may be stranded on Bitget
SWIFT's 24/7 tokenised-asset ledger initiative and its practical limits for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset positions
Interpol's $123M romance-scam bust shows why transaction monitoring in crypto accounting software is now a front-line AML control
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
SEC and CFTC leadership vacancies create regulatory uncertainty that accounting firms and CFOs must factor into digital asset compliance planning now
EU Parliament's post-MiCA policy position on DeFi, staking, NFTs and stablecoins and its accounting and compliance implications for EU firms and CFOs
FMA Liechtenstein confirms MiCA transition period expired 1 July 2026: TVTG-only registrations lapsed for licensable activities, with direct implications for firms advising or operating in the EEA crypto market
MFSA's 2025 DORA authorisation cycle reveals where financial firms are still failing on ICT governance, third-party oversight, and incident management, with direct implications for crypto accounting software infrastructure and MiCA licence readiness.
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.
India's Union Budget 2025-26 expands the VDA definition to cover crypto assets and mandates third-party reporting from April 2026, with parallel changes to TDS, the updated-return window, and individual income tax slabs that directly affect payroll and global mobility costs.
Liechtenstein's FMA has confirmed that the MiCAR transition period under Article 143(3) ended on 1 July 2026, and that registrations under the TVTG expired on 2 July 2026 with respect to activities requiring MiCAR authorisation. The article sets out both dates, the legal basis the FMA cites, and what the announcement does not say.
Coinbase has secured a UK investment services license that will let institutional and advanced traders access perpetual futures tied to crypto, equities and commodities, while retail users gain access to equities. The split reflects FCA rules: the regulator reopened retail access to certain crypto ETNs from Oct. 8, 2025, but said its ban on retail access to crypto derivatives remains in place.
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.
FINMA replaces Circular 2015/2 with a formal LiqO-FINMA ordinance effective 1 January 2027, with operational and reporting implications for Swiss banks, securities firms, and their accounting teams.
FINMA's new Guidance on product use in individual portfolio management flags rising escalation cases and recurring risk patterns, with direct implications for Swiss asset managers, auditors, and CFOs tracking governance and conduct obligations.
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
Binance's failed MiCA application in Greece and its active pursuit of fresh EU and Asia-Pacific licenses signals a regulatory inflection point that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs serving crypto-active clients must track closely.
ESMA's new supervisory action on CASP custody resilience creates immediate audit and compliance obligations for EU-licensed crypto firms and their advisors
SEC crypto safe harbor proposal: regulatory and accounting compliance implications for US firms and CFOs
CFTC charges North Carolina commodity pool operator with $14M crypto and futures fraud, signalling tougher scrutiny of unregistered pools mixing digital assets with traditional derivatives.
KPMG/ECB digital sovereignty framework: DORA, cloud outsourcing and concentration risk implications for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset infrastructure
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.
Tax enforcement gap in India and Israel exposes serious crypto accounting and compliance risks for firms serving clients in both jurisdictions
Presidential decree reshapes Kazakhstan's licensed crypto infrastructure, with direct implications for cross-border accounting, AML obligations, and digital asset reporting for firms and CFOs operating in or entering Central Asia.
Multi-jurisdiction Asia regulatory sweep: RBI ring-fences banks from crypto, Russia's digital ruble targets September, Dubai leads VASP licensing, Taiwan passes crypto law, and Kazakhstan bets on blockchain infrastructure
The EBA and ECB are reshaping the 2027 EU-wide stress test with climate risk integration, COREP/FINREP alignment, and a 55% reduction in data points. Accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs at supervised banks need to understand the IFRS 9 provisioning, reporting, and capital planning implications now.
Accounting firms and CFOs serving multinationals need to understand the improved but still incomplete interoperability between ISSB Standards and ESRS, and what a credible single-report approach actually requires in practice.
Multi-jurisdiction regulatory sweep across Asia and the Gulf: licensing expansions, new crypto laws, CBDC launches, and OFAC sanctions with direct accounting and compliance implications for firms serving these markets
SARS draft crypto tax guidance applies existing Income Tax Act and CGT rules to disposals, trader vs investor classification, and donations tax, with a public comment window closing 31 August 2026
ESMA selects Etrading Software as the EU's first OTC derivatives Consolidated Tape Provider, reshaping transparency obligations and data management requirements for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs active in EU financial markets.
Blockchain analytics vendor selection is not just about cluster count: accounting firms, auditors, and compliance teams need to interrogate data quality across three distinct analytical claims before relying on any provider's intelligence for AML or sanctions work.
Belgium's FSMA names six unauthorized CASPs just after the MiCA transitional deadline, signalling that enforcement is live and that accounting firms and CFOs with EU crypto-exposed clients must verify CASP authorization status immediately.
France's MiCA transition period ended 1 July 2026: 31 French CASPs are now authorized, unlicensed operators must wind down, and the AMF has shifted from registration gatekeeper to active CASP supervisor with AML obligations on client transfers.
The FCA's Mills Review signals that agentic AI and tokenized settlement infrastructure are converging fast, creating immediate governance, AML, and accounting obligations for UK firms.
ASIC's prosecution of a Brisbane CPA and SMSF auditor for alleged misappropriation of nearly $5 million signals serious professional-conduct and fiduciary risk for accounting firms managing client funds and superannuation accounts
ASIC secures $925,000 in Federal Court penalties against RM Capital and SMSF Club for conflicted remuneration breaches, with compliance reporting orders and a pending appeal, signalling heightened oversight risk for AFS licensees and their authorised representatives.
ASIC's escalating prosecution of a former AFS licensee director signals rising regulatory risk for firms that lack defensible client records and compliant digital asset accounting systems
Senator Gillibrand's proposed bill to ban elected officials from issuing meme coins raises immediate questions for accounting firms and CFOs tracking US crypto regulatory risk and structuring client disclosures.
Switzerland's SIF sets out where Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 stand today, what is already in force, and what accounting firms and CFOs serving multinational clients must track next.
FINMA endorses the Federal Council's Banking Act revision, pushing for full adoption of preventive supervisory powers and an end to double leverage at systemically important banks
FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to a UN-driven Sudan sanctions list amendment effective 29 April 2026, triggering immediate asset-freezing, SECO reporting, and parallel GwG AML obligations
