News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
MFSA settles with Everest Network Ltd for VFA shareholding and reporting failures, imposing a €40,560 penalty — a concrete compliance benchmark for crypto accounting and legal teams across the EU.
A federal court's Daubert ruling validating blockchain analytics as admissible expert evidence raises the bar for forensic-grade data standards that accounting firms and CFOs must understand.
ASIC's cancellation of CAIP Services' AFS licence for ceasing business is a compliance and licensing wake-up call for Australian firms active in digital asset financial services.
ESMA's common supervisory action on CASP custody resilience raises the compliance bar well beyond MiCA licensing for EU crypto firms and their auditors
DOJ moving to drop charges against BitClub's alleged $722M mastermind raises serious questions about US crypto enforcement consistency, audit trails, and client-facing compliance obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
Enforcement and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs serving French-resident crypto clients whose assets may be stranded on Bitget
Interpol's $123M romance-scam bust shows why transaction monitoring in crypto accounting software is now a front-line AML control
FINMA's new Guidance on product use in individual portfolio management flags rising escalation cases and recurring risk patterns, with direct implications for Swiss asset managers, auditors, and CFOs tracking governance and conduct obligations.
Binance's failed MiCA application in Greece and its active pursuit of fresh EU and Asia-Pacific licenses signals a regulatory inflection point that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs serving crypto-active clients must track closely.
CFTC charges North Carolina commodity pool operator with $14M crypto and futures fraud, signalling tougher scrutiny of unregistered pools mixing digital assets with traditional derivatives.
Tax enforcement gap in India and Israel exposes serious crypto accounting and compliance risks for firms serving clients in both jurisdictions
Belgium's FSMA names six unauthorized CASPs just after the MiCA transitional deadline, signalling that enforcement is live and that accounting firms and CFOs with EU crypto-exposed clients must verify CASP authorization status immediately.
ASIC's prosecution of a Brisbane CPA and SMSF auditor for alleged misappropriation of nearly $5 million signals serious professional-conduct and fiduciary risk for accounting firms managing client funds and superannuation accounts
ASIC secures $925,000 in Federal Court penalties against RM Capital and SMSF Club for conflicted remuneration breaches, with compliance reporting orders and a pending appeal, signalling heightened oversight risk for AFS licensees and their authorised representatives.
ASIC's escalating prosecution of a former AFS licensee director signals rising regulatory risk for firms that lack defensible client records and compliant digital asset accounting systems
FINMA's enforcement action against Wendelspiess Partners AG exposes systematic conduct failures, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and suitability breaches affecting over 400 clients, with CHF 83m in assets now facing total loss.
Neon Exchange AG has surrendered its TVTG registration in Liechtenstein, a compliance signal for firms tracking active crypto service provider authorisations in the EEA region.
FMA Liechtenstein confirms AQL AG's asset management license has lapsed after a voluntary surrender, effective 25 June 2026, a compliance signal for firms reviewing EEA counterparty authorisation status.
Liechtenstein FMA confirms AQL AG's insurance mediation licence has lapsed after the firm voluntarily surrendered it, signalling a tighter licensing environment that accounting firms serving EEA-regulated clients must track.
Norway's tax authority recorded a sharp rise in criminal convictions and sentence severity in 2025, signalling a materially higher enforcement risk for firms and advisers operating in the Norwegian market.
Skatteetaten publicly defends its statutory right to copy business devices during tax audits, signaling heightened enforcement risk for firms with digital-first record-keeping in Norway
AFM's €170k penalty against bunq for delayed fraud-complaint responses signals tightening consumer-protection enforcement that compliance teams at payment service providers and their auditors must take seriously.
AFM and BFT joint inspection finds Dutch audit firms aware of Russia sanctions risk but lacking robust controls, client-screening depth, and fraud-risk disclosures in audit opinions
AFM thematic review finds trading venues have only partial DORA ICT risk framework compliance, with specific gaps in security monitoring, access controls, logging, and group-level policy governance
