News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Coinmetro's reorganization filing, attributed to a legacy third-party provider failure, surfaces concrete third-party dependency and operational resilience risks that EU crypto firms and their auditors must assess now.
Simultaneous £150M UK derivative lawsuit and MiCA EU exit create compounding compliance and counterparty risk signals for firms with Binance exposure
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.
Practical supervisory expectations Malta credit institutions must meet on CFT, CPF and TFS following the MFSA thematic review
The AMF Enforcement Commission sanctioned seven individuals and entities for coordinated market manipulation on Euronext Access; the Paris Court of Appeal upheld the decision against one respondent in June 2026, confirming the regulatory and appellate exposure for firms operating in French equity markets.
Coinmetro's Estonian insolvency filing shows how unresolved third-party provider failures and MiCA deadline pressure can combine to force a reorganisation, with direct lessons for accounting firms auditing EU-licensed CASPs.
ESMA's role in the 2025 CCP Global CIDS fire drill and what the published report means for clearing members, auditors, and compliance leads
Dutch prosecutors escalate action against crypto exchange Knaken from asset freeze to formal bankruptcy petition, signalling heightened EU enforcement risk for CASPs and their advisers
MFSA 2025 Annual Report signals tighter EU supervisory discipline: what accounting firms and auditors serving Malta-regulated entities need to know
AMF sanctions Bourse Direct and its CEO for transaction reporting failures and inadequate market abuse surveillance, totalling €850,000, with direct lessons for investment services compliance programmes across the EU
CSSF publicly flags tresorwacht.com for fraudulently invoking the names of two Luxembourg-regulated entities, signalling yet another impersonation wave that compliance teams and auditors need to track in their counterparty verification workflows
Spain's CNMV has confirmed no grace-period extension for crypto firms not yet MiCA-compliant, raising immediate operational risk for any EU-facing business still in transition
The MFSA warning highlights the importance of using crypto accounting software to verify counterparty licenses and avoid unregulated entities.
ESMA's call for unauthorised CASPs to wind down orderly as MiCA transitional period ends, highlighting compliance obligations for crypto firms and implications for accounting firms advising clients.
The digital euro's parliamentary approval signals new compliance and accounting challenges for crypto firms, highlighting the need for robust crypto accounting software.
MFSA's thematic review on financial crime risks in credit institutions underscores the need for robust compliance systems, including crypto accounting software for firms handling digital assets.
Malta's MFSA highlights the need for robust AML controls in credit institutions handling crypto, linking to accurate crypto financial statements and fair value reporting.
A clone firm warning from the MFSA underscores why accounting firms need robust crypto accounting software to verify counterparties and maintain compliance.
The MFSA warning about an OKX clone underscores the importance of MiCA compliance crypto requirements for firms to verify authorized entities and avoid fraud.
The EBA's annual assessment of banks' crypto exposure underscores the urgency for financial institutions to adopt dedicated crypto accounting software for accurate reporting and compliance.
EBA's final Q&As on obstacle assessment under MiCA create new compliance obligations for crypto asset service providers, requiring robust crypto accounting software for reporting.
Binance's failure to secure a MiCA license forces its exit from the EU, highlighting the critical importance of mica compliance crypto for all market participants and the ripple effects on accounting and reporting obligations.
Spain's firm stance on MiCA compliance deadlines signals a broader EU trend, requiring crypto firms to urgently align their accounting and reporting processes.
Dutch firms can leverage crypto accounting software to integrate AMLA reporting into existing AFM questionnaires, reducing compliance burden.
