News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Enforcement and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs serving French-resident crypto clients whose assets may be stranded on Bitget
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 AMF's €1.2m spoofing sanctions against a German derivatives firm have survived every appeal stage, including the Cour de cassation, confirming cross-border jurisdiction over Eurex-listed futures linked to French sovereign bonds.
AMF 2025 annual report signals MiCA authorisation pressure, asset tokenisation as a Paris priority, and tightening cyber resilience expectations for crypto-asset service providers in France and the EU
The AMF sanctions commission issued a formal warning to a French asset manager and its president for multiple professional obligation failures, later reinforced on appeal by the Conseil d'État in 2023, with non-anonymous publication ordered for three years.
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.
AMF deregisters AUTOMATA France SAS as a PSAN from 30 June 2026, citing unauthorised crowdfunding activity and fitness failures, with ordered wind-down obligations now in effect
The AMF Sanctions Commission fined an unnamed investment services provider EUR 220,000 for five professional obligation failures covering order record-keeping, best-execution policy, and client incident disclosure, covering conduct between 2014 and 2016.
Four major financial centres are building robust crypto licensing regimes to attract regulated digital asset activity, with direct implications for accounting firms and compliance teams advising crypto-active 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
EU DAC6/DAC7/DAC8 regulatory shifts, IAS 12 GloBE amendments, and member-state implementations create concrete compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs advising EU-facing clients
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
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.
The AMF Enforcement Commission sanctioned seven individuals and entities for coordinated market manipulation on Euronext Access; the Paris Court of Appeal upheld the decision against one respondent in June 2026, confirming the regulatory and appellate exposure for firms operating in French equity markets.
MiCA's 18-month transitional grace period expires 1 July 2026, making CASP authorization the only legal basis to serve EU crypto clients, with concentrated authorizations and strict ongoing obligations now live
AMF sanctions Bourse Direct and its CEO for transaction reporting failures and inadequate market abuse surveillance, totalling €850,000, with direct lessons for investment services compliance programmes across the EU
The AMF's 2026 risk cartography flags crypto-asset correction, cyber threats, and geopolitical stress as key concerns for firms operating in France and the EU
A practical guide for accounting firms and auditors operating in France on how crypto audit software addresses the specific compliance, classification, and audit-trail requirements imposed by French accounting standards and regulatory guidance.
A practical explainer for accountants and finance teams on how DAC8 reporting intersects with IFRS, FASB ASC 350-60, and French PCG rules to create a multi-layered compliance obligation.
