News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
ECB selects 36 PSPs for 2027 digital euro pilot: accounting and infrastructure implications for EU firms and CFOs
Regulatory sandboxes for DLT in financial market infrastructure are moving from concept to live pilots across the EU, UK, Switzerland and Australia, with concrete compliance, accounting, and operational implications for firms and CFOs.
SWIFT's 24/7 tokenised-asset ledger initiative and its practical limits for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset positions
Standard Chartered becomes the first global bank to offer institutions direct USDC access, raising immediate questions around stablecoin accounting treatment, custody classification, and audit trail requirements.
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.
ESMA's Tier 1 recognition of India's CCIL under EMIR expands EU clearing access and signals deepening regulatory equivalence between the EU and India, with immediate implications for EU clearing members and their compliance and reporting obligations.
IMF flags tokenization as a systemic inflection point: fragmented standards could create new financial stability risks while coordinated regulation could unlock settlement efficiency gains
Sanctions, accounting treatment, and cross-border compliance implications of the Russian digital ruble's confirmed September 2026 launch, contrasted with the EU sanctions posture and the near-certain US digital dollar ban
ESMA's role in the 2025 CCP Global CIDS fire drill and what the published report means for clearing members, auditors, and compliance leads
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.
Tokenized deposits are gaining traction in corporate treasuries but introduce accounting and reconciliation challenges that crypto accounting software can address.
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.
Malta's MFSA confirms VFA licence holders must transition to CASP under MiCA by July 2026, impacting crypto compliance for firms.
MFSA survey on retail crypto attitudes highlights need for accounting firms to align IFRS crypto asset reporting with investor sentiment and regulatory frameworks like DAC8 and CARF.
SEBI's new guidelines for winding up AIFs introduce requirements for proceeds retention and inoperative fund status, which have implications for crypto fund accounting and audit software.
SEBI's updated ETF norms for base price, price bands, call auction, and close-out procedures create new compliance requirements for fund accountants and auditors, highlighting the need for specialized crypto fund accounting software.
The institutionalization of crypto prime brokerage and lending requires robust crypto accounting software to manage complex operations and compliance.
CryptaCount positions itself as a leading alternative to Tres Finance for enterprise crypto accounting, addressing the shift from growth-at-all-costs to compliance-driven operations.
Stablecoins are becoming integral to banking, requiring firms to adopt crypto accounting software for accurate reporting and reconciliation.
The OECD Digital Government Outlook 2026 provides a framework for understanding how governments are digitizing, which indirectly affects crypto accounting software adoption for compliance.
Senate races may delay or accelerate crypto legislation, affecting compliance timelines for accounting firms; crypto accounting software helps firms stay agile.
