News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
UK political momentum for a permanent crypto donation ban and what it signals for AML/KYC obligations on accounting firms and CFOs advising crypto-exposed clients
UK stablecoin licensing framework finalised: AML, reserve, and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
Accounting firms and CFOs serving multinationals need to understand the improved but still incomplete interoperability between ISSB Standards and ESRS, and what a credible single-report approach actually requires in practice.
The FCA's Mills Review signals that agentic AI and tokenized settlement infrastructure are converging fast, creating immediate governance, AML, and accounting obligations for UK firms.
The FCA's finalised stablecoin regime and its two-tier architecture create distinct accounting, capital, and compliance obligations for firms issuing or integrating stablecoins in the UK, with MiCA divergence adding a second layer of complexity for cross-border operations.
Revolut's USDT delisting under its CySEC-issued MiCA CASP licence signals a firm compliance inflection point for accounting firms and CFOs managing stablecoin exposures in EU and UK portfolios
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.
HMRC has updated its authorised software list for Pillar 2 Top-up Tax filings, signalling a tightening compliance window for large UK-linked corporate groups and their advisers.
HMRC refreshes the VAT-exempt investment gold coin list, adding Tristan da Cunha, with updated guidance on the 180% price threshold and Global Accounting treatment
The accountability-control gap in AI-driven compliance: why CCOs and MLROs face governance exposure before regulators catch up
The Investment Association's inaugural tokenized-funds practice note reframes how fund accountants, auditors, and CFOs must think about NAV calculation, reconciliation workflows, and embedded AML/KYC compliance under a DLT model.
Four major financial centres are building robust crypto licensing regimes to attract regulated digital asset activity, with direct implications for accounting firms and compliance teams advising crypto-active clients.
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.
Approval phishing is a scalable, infrastructure-reusing scam that compliance teams can systematically detect and disrupt using on-chain intelligence and coordinated law enforcement protocols.
HMRC refreshes VAT Notice 723A: procedural rules for non-UK businesses reclaiming UK VAT, with key deadlines and eligibility conditions accounting firms need to track 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.
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.
Simultaneous £150M UK derivative lawsuit and MiCA EU exit create compounding compliance and counterparty risk signals for firms with Binance exposure
A GBP 150 million UK class action against Binance over unregulated retail derivatives sales signals escalating litigation risk for crypto platforms and the compliance gaps that enable it
The FCA has finalised its crypto regulatory framework, setting clear authorisation, market integrity, and consumer protection rules that UK-facing accounting firms and auditors must now build into their compliance programmes.
Practical compliance briefing: what the FCA's final crypto rules and 2027 authorization deadline mean for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs advising UK crypto businesses
FCA and PRA June 2026 updates bring tougher market abuse penalties covering cryptoassets, stricter sanctions controls, and phased Basel 3.1 IMA reforms with a confirmed 2028 start date
ESMA's role in the 2025 CCP Global CIDS fire drill and what the published report means for clearing members, auditors, and compliance leads
