News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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.
Huione Group has become the largest illicit online marketplace ever recorded, with its own unregulated stablecoin USDH designed to evade asset freezes. Accounting firms and compliance teams need to understand the transaction volumes, the USDH exposure risk, and the AML obligations this creates.
OFAC's SDN list now includes identified on-chain addresses, raising the compliance bar for every firm that touches crypto assets
TIGTA finds IRS cannot centrally track all 1,124+ federal tax information data-sharing agreements, raising governance and FTI protection concerns for tax practitioners and compliance teams
The FCA has finalised its crypto regulatory framework, setting clear authorisation, market integrity, and consumer protection rules that UK-facing accounting firms and auditors must now build into their compliance programmes.
Practical compliance briefing: what the FCA's final crypto rules and 2027 authorization deadline mean for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs advising UK crypto businesses
A practical due-diligence framework for compliance teams and auditors evaluating the rigor of blockchain analytics data quality before relying on it for AML, sanctions, or enforcement work
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.
FINMA publishes updated Hamas/PIJ sanctions under SR 946.231.09, requiring Swiss financial intermediaries to freeze assets and report affected relationships to SECO immediately
CSSF flags hautfortpartners.com as operating without authorisation in Luxembourg, a due-diligence alert for accounting firms and CFOs vetting counterparties
Germany's cabinet-approved action plan against organised crime raises the AML compliance bar for financial firms operating in the German market
Practical supervisory expectations Malta credit institutions must meet on CFT, CPF and TFS following the MFSA thematic review
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
First DORA ICT incident report reveals systemic cross-border exposure and AI-driven cybersecurity risks across EU financial entities
Chainalysis formalises a two-tier evidentiary ontology for blockchain analytics, giving compliance teams, auditors, and courts a shared vocabulary for data quality accountability
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
Finansinspektionen's new AML/CFT guidance tightens compliance obligations for money remittance providers operating in Sweden and across the EU, with direct implications for accounting firms and compliance officers advising these businesses.
CSSF publicly flags alinmcol.com as an unauthorised investment services provider in Luxembourg, a due-diligence red flag for accounting firms and auditors onboarding or reviewing financial-services counterparties.
MFSA 2025 Annual Report signals tighter EU supervisory discipline: what accounting firms and auditors serving Malta-regulated entities need to know
Operational and compliance impact of Australia's FATF travel rule taking effect 1 July 2026 for exchanges and their accounting advisers
Sygnum Europe AG secures a MiCAR CASP licence from FMA Liechtenstein on 26 June 2026, signalling how regulated crypto firms are anchoring EU market access through EEA jurisdictions
AFM and DNB open public consultation on updated AML and financial market rules for Caribbean Netherlands, closing 28 August 2026
HMRC's TRS risk-of-harm exemption process: what it means for trustees, agents, and compliance teams managing beneficial ownership disclosures
