News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
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
Digital asset risk under BSA/AML regimes does not require a new framework, but it does require rethinking the underlying data environment and compliance tooling
Thailand SEC's 2026-2028 capital market strategy formalises digital assets as a legitimate asset class, opening crypto ETFs, derivatives, tokenized securities, and tightening AML/CFT enforcement simultaneously.
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.
ESMA's first post-deadline MiCA register update adds 37 CASPs including Standard Chartered, reshaping EU crypto licensing obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
The OUSD consortium model redistributes stablecoin reserve yield across 140+ partners, threatening Circle's USDC revenue base and forcing accounting firms to reassess stablecoin reserve economics in client portfolios.
Five on-chain financial crime typologies compliance teams at banks, fintechs, and custodians must embed in their AML/CFT frameworks now
AML and compliance obligations triggered by the Huione Guarantee marketplace processing over $11 billion in USDT, with implications for transaction screening, SAR filing, and sanctions exposure at regulated firms globally
A five-stage blockchain risk maturity framework helps financial institutions benchmark AML/CFT readiness and build toward strategic digital asset capability
RBI revives banking isolation strategy for crypto, signalling renewed containment risk for firms with Indian banking exposure or cross-border settlement arrangements
The CLARITY Act faces a narrow July window in the Senate, with unresolved DeFi provisions, ethics concerns, and a presidential veto threat creating real planning uncertainty for firms with US crypto exposure.
Galaxy Digital's downgrade of CLARITY Act passage odds to 50% signals real legislative risk for US digital asset market structure, with Senate floor time the critical bottleneck
HM Treasury's updated National Payments Vision mandates tokenization and digital money interoperability in UK retail payment infrastructure, with direct compliance implications for stablecoin issuers, custodians, and payment firms.
The SEC's 60-day public comment period on novel ETF structures signals potential registration and compliance rule changes that accounting firms and fund auditors must monitor closely.
Taiwan's new omnibus Virtual Asset Service Provider law introduces mandatory licensing and a dedicated stablecoin framework, creating immediate compliance obligations for firms operating in or serving clients in Taiwan.
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has enacted the country's first comprehensive crypto and stablecoin licensing law, creating mandatory VASP authorisation, stablecoin reserve requirements, and serious criminal penalties for unlicensed operation.
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.
Stablecoin freeze data signals a maturing enforcement infrastructure that accounting firms and auditors must factor into client risk assessments and on-chain asset verification.
The FBI's action against Huione Group, the largest illicit crypto marketplace ever recorded, signals a new baseline for AML due diligence and stablecoin transaction screening at regulated firms.
The BIS has flagged stablecoins as a systemic risk to global financial stability, with implications for how accounting firms and CFOs assess stablecoin exposure and compliance obligations.
Two underreported developments show how tokenized deposits and stablecoins are converging into a practical interoperability layer, with direct implications for corporate treasury, bank liquidity, and compliance infrastructure.
Stablecoins are becoming integral to banking, requiring firms to adopt crypto accounting software for accurate reporting and reconciliation.
Invesco's tokenized stablecoin reserve initiative signals a shift in how asset managers must approach stablecoin accounting, classification, and audit readiness.
