Crypto Accounting News & Updates

MiCA-driven USDT exit: accounting, treasury, and client-portfolio implications for EEA and Swiss firms

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to a UN-driven Sudan sanctions list amendment effective 29 April 2026, triggering immediate asset-freezing, SECO reporting, and parallel GwG AML obligations

FINMA updates Sudan sanctions list in SESAM database, triggering immediate asset-freeze and SECO reporting obligations for Swiss financial intermediaries, including those handling digital assets.

FINMA relays a UN sanctions committee decision updating the Taliban list in SESAM, triggering immediate asset-freeze and dual-reporting obligations for Swiss financial intermediaries including VASPs.

FINMA supplements its 2023 AML risk analysis guidance after reviewing 30-plus banks and FinIA institutions, flagging persistent gaps in country/client exclusions and methodology, with direct implications for Swiss compliance frameworks.

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to updated Taliban sanctions list following a UN committee decision, triggering immediate asset-freezing and reporting obligations under Swiss law

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to act on the 16 June 2026 Syria sanctions update: freeze assets, report to SECO, and file AML suspicious activity reports where required

SECO updates the ISIL/Al-Qaida UN sanctions list effective 31 March 2026, triggering immediate asset-freeze, reporting and AML obligations for Swiss financial intermediaries

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to an updated UN sanctions list covering Taliban-linked entities, requiring immediate asset freezes, prohibition enforcement, and dual reporting to SECO and MROS.

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to updated Russia sanctions obligations under Annex 8, effective 16 June 2026, including asset freezing and dual SECO/MROS reporting duties

FINMA updates Iran sanctions list effective 14 April 2026: Swiss financial intermediaries must screen against the revised SESAM database, freeze affected assets, and report to SECO and MROS under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to a June 2026 Myanmar sanctions list update requiring immediate asset freezes and dual reporting to SECO and the Money Laundering Reporting Office

FINMA alerts Swiss financial intermediaries to updated Russia sanctions under the Ukraine Ordinance, requiring immediate asset freezes and dual SECO/MROS reporting as of 1 April 2026.

SECO updates SESAM sanctions database for ISIL and Al-Qaida designations on 22 May 2026, creating immediate screening obligations for Swiss financial intermediaries and crypto firms.

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

FINMA's updated AML guidance emphasizes the need for robust risk analysis; crypto accounting software can automate compliance tracking and reporting.