News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
EU, US, and UK sanctions against Trickbot/Conti administrator 'Stern' and ransomware enablers trigger OFAC screening, wallet-tagging, and AML obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs.
Approval phishing is a scalable, infrastructure-reusing scam that compliance teams can systematically detect and disrupt using on-chain intelligence and coordinated law enforcement protocols.
Simultaneous £150M UK derivative lawsuit and MiCA EU exit create compounding compliance and counterparty risk signals for firms with Binance exposure
A GBP 150 million UK class action against Binance over unregulated retail derivatives sales signals escalating litigation risk for crypto platforms and the compliance gaps that enable it
ESMA's role in the 2025 CCP Global CIDS fire drill and what the published report means for clearing members, auditors, and compliance leads