News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Switzerland's adoption of the EU's 21st sanctions package tightens crypto rules on Russian ownership and asset freezes, creating immediate ledger, AML and reporting tasks for finance teams and the accounting software behind them.
The AFM reminds token creators that launching in minutes does not remove MiCAR duties, and finance teams need records, controls and software that can evidence compliance and treatment.
A Bitcoin developer's hypothetical quantum "landmine" proposal is not a rule change today, but it shows finance teams why key exposure, custody records and collateral treatment belong in bitcoin accounting now.
The Bitget hack and the DPRK $1B milestone show why finance teams need crypto accounting software that handles loss events, address screening and exchange exposure.
All seven Magnificent Seven stocks have objected to the OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, so finance teams should plan books, controls and data pipelines around an uncertain product list rather than assume headline names will be tradable.
Hill keeps his seat but loses the Financial Services gavel in January, so finance teams should stress-test crypto accounting software and policies against a slower, more scrutinising Congress.
Nigeria's CBN licensing regime for stablecoins took effect Nov. 5, 2026, and finance teams must map issuer status, token classes and reserve rules into their stablecoin accounting and compliance workflows.
Nigeria's CBN stablecoin reserve, capital and licensing rules change what finance teams must track, classify and disclose for Nigerian digital asset exposure.
A Democratic Congress will reshape the stalled CLARITY Act, and finance teams holding USDC and other stablecoins should plan their accounting and controls for stricter, slower, more consumer-focused rules.
China's central bank probe of Solana after a shut-down Shanghai event is a counterparty, AML and ledger-evidence prompt for finance teams, not a tax event.
Russia's finalized retail crypto rules turn BTC, ETH and USDT into regulated-channel assets with caps and hard transfer limits, which changes how finance teams with Russian exposure should structure their books and controls.
A Labor Department 401(k) rule heading for final White House review could admit crypto beyond Bitcoin and Ether, and finance teams at plan sponsors, recordkeepers and advisers need the valuation, custody and records groundwork in place before the rule lands.
Treasury's withdrawal of the $250 Travel Rule proposal leaves the $3,000 threshold intact, and finance teams should use the pause to tighten records rather than relax them.
A DOL proposal to let 401(k) plans hold crypto has reached White House review, and finance teams, auditors and plan service providers should prepare their asset-level data and controls before the rule lands.
FinCEN's order cutting MEXC off from US banks is a counterparty-risk and records problem for finance teams, and the books need to show exactly where exposure sits before the order takes effect.
FinCEN's order against MEXC Global turns exchange counterparty risk into a bookkeeping, audit and AML evidence problem for finance teams.
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.
An ex-FBI agent's guilty plea for stealing $2.47M in crypto shows why custody, traceability and forfeiture evidence all depend on records that finance teams must be able to produce.
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.
A halted Solana event in Shanghai shows mainland China's crypto restrictions reach promotion and technical services, and finance teams need books that can evidence exposure, spend and counterparties.
Use The Block's DeFi 201 explainer as a map of the protocol mechanics that finance teams must translate into accounting records.
