News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Regulatory and accounting implications of the Bank of Korea's bank-led stablecoin push and deposit token pilots for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with Korean digital asset exposure
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
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
Six EU finance ministers launch a coordinated push for a digital euro and sovereign European payment infrastructure, with direct implications for firms managing cross-border digital asset accounting and compliance.
ASIC convenes its first capital markets modernisation roundtable, signalling that DLT, tokenised assets, and AI-driven trading are now regulatory priorities for Australian financial services firms and their advisers
The CLARITY Act faces a narrow July window in the Senate, with unresolved DeFi provisions, ethics concerns, and a presidential veto threat creating real planning uncertainty for firms with US crypto exposure.
Russia's central bank governor signals a September 2026 target for mass digital ruble adoption, raising CBDC counterparty, sanctions, and AML compliance questions for firms with any Russia-linked exposure.
The Bank of Korea's Project Hangang unified ledger paper omits privacy governance entirely, a gap that should concern compliance leads and central bank watchers ahead of Phase II trials.
The European Commission has published the first CBAM certificate price for Q1 2026, setting a quarterly pricing cadence that firms importing carbon-intensive goods into the EU must track and embed into their compliance and accounting workflows now.
Sanctions, accounting treatment, and cross-border compliance implications of the Russian digital ruble's confirmed September 2026 launch, contrasted with the EU sanctions posture and the near-certain US digital dollar ban
A bipartisan housing bill containing a Federal Reserve CBDC moratorium until 2030 now sits on Trump's desk, creating a short decision window with direct implications for US digital asset policy planning.
Two underreported developments show how tokenized deposits and stablecoins are converging into a practical interoperability layer, with direct implications for corporate treasury, bank liquidity, and compliance infrastructure.
The digital euro's parliamentary approval signals new compliance and accounting challenges for crypto firms, highlighting the need for robust crypto accounting software.
