News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
Reed Smith's Aquarius platform automates MiCA compliance workflows, signalling how legal-tech tools are reshaping regulatory operations for CASPs, accounting firms, and CFOs across the EU and beyond.
Dubai's VARA has published one of the most detailed crypto regulatory frameworks globally, with direct implications for VASP licensing, AML/CFT obligations, and asset segregation, plus a firm prohibition on privacy coins that accounting firms and compliance teams must absorb immediately.
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.
Five on-chain financial crime typologies compliance teams at banks, fintechs, and custodians must embed in their AML/CFT frameworks now
Regulated crypto firms do not need a novel governance model: the three-lines-of-defense framework from traditional finance already meets what regulators expect globally, and firms that ignore it face personal liability.
A five-stage blockchain risk maturity framework helps financial institutions benchmark AML/CFT readiness and build toward strategic digital asset capability
Germany leads EU MiCA CASP authorization with 57 approvals as the July 1 deadline arrives, while five member states have zero licenses and Italy dominates the non-compliant register
First DORA ICT incident report reveals systemic cross-border exposure and AI-driven cybersecurity risks across EU financial entities
ESMA's post-transitional enforcement stance: what accounting firms and auditors advising EU crypto-asset service providers must act on now
ESMA's post-MiCA deadline clarification on client servicing requirements creates urgent compliance and client-advisory obligations for accounting firms serving EU-facing CASPs
Finansinspektionen has announced major changes to periodic AML reporting, signalling tighter supervisory expectations for all regulated entities including crypto-asset service providers operating in or into Sweden and the EU.
Practical alert for accounting firms and CFOs advising Malta-licensed VFA entities on what the MFSA's MiCA transition guidance means for licence continuity, compliance obligations, and client readiness
FINMA's updated AML guidance emphasizes the need for robust risk analysis; crypto accounting software can automate compliance tracking and reporting.
The BVI FSC library serves as a central resource for regulatory publications, and crypto accounting software is essential for firms to implement these requirements.
BVI FSC industry updates signal increasing regulatory scrutiny; crypto accounting software becomes essential for compliance.
