News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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.
Reed Smith's Aquarius platform automates MiCA compliance workflows, signalling how legal-tech tools are reshaping regulatory operations for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs across the EU and beyond.
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.
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.
Kaiser Partner Privatbank AG becomes the latest institution to receive MiCAR Art. 60 authorization in Liechtenstein, signaling growing regulatory momentum for traditional banks entering crypto-asset services in the EEA.
Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG receives CASP authorization from the FMA Liechtenstein under MiCAR, signaling continued regulatory buildout in the principality for EU-passportable crypto-asset services.
AFM folds AMLA eligibility data collection into existing supervisory questionnaires, removing the need for a separate AMLA-template submission for most Dutch-supervised firms.
The AMF completed transposition of the revised EU Transparency Directive in December 2015, tightening threshold-crossing disclosure rules and regulated-information language requirements for French-listed issuers.
Three simultaneous regulatory moves, NYDFS-EBA stablecoin MOU, Hong Kong VATP and advisory licensing, and CFTC perpetual futures approvals, are reshaping the cross-border compliance obligations of stablecoin issuers, VASPs, and digital asset firms in 2026.
The MiCA VASP transition period closed on 1 July 2026: EU authorization is now a hard legal requirement, and non-compliant providers face immediate operational restrictions with direct consequences for their clients.
ESMA's first post-deadline MiCA register update adds 37 CASPs including Standard Chartered, reshaping EU crypto licensing obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
DAC7 is live across most EU member states: where implementation stands, what platform operators must report, and which countries are still catching up
ECB streamlines IRB model-change approval from October 2026, but faster sign-off depends entirely on credible internal controls and early supervisory engagement
Five on-chain financial crime typologies compliance teams at banks, fintechs, and custodians must embed in their AML/CFT frameworks now
Regulated crypto firms do not need a novel governance model: the three-lines-of-defense framework from traditional finance already meets what regulators expect globally, and firms that ignore it face personal liability.
A five-stage blockchain risk maturity framework helps financial institutions benchmark AML/CFT readiness and build toward strategic digital asset capability
Germany leads EU MiCA CASP authorization with 57 approvals as the July 1 deadline arrives, while five member states have zero licenses and Italy dominates the non-compliant register
ESMA confirms existing binary option bans extend to prediction market event contracts, requiring immediate product classification reviews by EU investment firms
MiCA's 18-month transitional period closed on 1 July 2026 with a final wave of CASP authorizations across Italy, France, Spain, and Malta, leaving any unlicensed operator legally required to wind down EU activities immediately.
Finansinspektionen expands its 2026 periodic AML/CFT questionnaire to cover company organisation, cross-border service provision, and frozen assets, giving compliance officers and auditors a tighter data-collection brief.
Sygnum Europe AG receives CASP authorization under MiCAR from the FMA Liechtenstein, signaling active enforcement of the EU crypto-asset licensing regime in the EEA
AFM flags that the revised DMFSD, effective 19 June 2026, imposes mandatory online-interface requirements on crypto-asset service providers and financial firms, banning dark patterns and one-sided steering in digital client journeys
