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Crypto Accounting News & Updates

News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.

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56 articles
AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
Bank of Thailand Flags Abnormal Stablecoin Trades in Grey-Economy Crackdown

Bank of Thailand flags abnormal stablecoin flows tied to grey-economy activity, raising urgent AML and recordkeeping obligations for accounting firms and CFOs with Thai exposure

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
MFSA Fines Everest Network €40,560 for VFA Breaches

MFSA settles with Everest Network Ltd for VFA shareholding and reporting failures, imposing a €40,560 penalty — a concrete compliance benchmark for crypto accounting and legal teams across the EU.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
ASIC Cancels CAIP Services AFS Licence: Compliance Lessons for Digital Asset Firms

ASIC's cancellation of CAIP Services' AFS licence for ceasing business is a compliance and licensing wake-up call for Australian firms active in digital asset financial services.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
MiCA Licensing Is Just the Start: ESMA Puts Crypto Custodians Under the Microscope

ESMA's common supervisory action on CASP custody resilience raises the compliance bar well beyond MiCA licensing for EU crypto firms and their auditors

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
AMF Reissues Bitget Blacklist Warning: Compliance and Accounting Implications for Firms

Enforcement and compliance implications for accounting firms and CFOs serving French-resident crypto clients whose assets may be stranded on Bitget

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
Interpol's $123M Romance-Scam Bust: AML Wake-Up Call for Accounting Firms and CFOs

Interpol's $123M romance-scam bust shows why transaction monitoring in crypto accounting software is now a front-line AML control

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
Circle's USDC Burn Refusal: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

Circle's refusal to burn and reissue stolen USDC raises stablecoin AML governance and crypto accounting software questions for compliance teams and CFOs

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 10 min read
Binance's MiCA Setback and the Race for New Licenses

Binance's failed MiCA application in Greece and its active pursuit of fresh EU and Asia-Pacific licenses signals a regulatory inflection point that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs serving crypto-active clients must track closely.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 9 min read
Belgium FSMA Flags Six Unauthorized CASPs After MiCA Deadline

Belgium's FSMA names six unauthorized CASPs just after the MiCA transitional deadline, signalling that enforcement is live and that accounting firms and CFOs with EU crypto-exposed clients must verify CASP authorization status immediately.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 11 min read
Revolut Delists USDT by August 2026: What Accounting Firms and CFOs Must Act On Now

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

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 5 min read
Neon Exchange AG TVTG Registration Expires in Liechtenstein

Neon Exchange AG has surrendered its TVTG registration in Liechtenstein, a compliance signal for firms tracking active crypto service provider authorisations in the EEA region.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 5 min read
FMA Liechtenstein Confirms AQL AG License Has Lapsed

FMA Liechtenstein confirms AQL AG's asset management license has lapsed after a voluntary surrender, effective 25 June 2026, a compliance signal for firms reviewing EEA counterparty authorisation status.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 5 min read
Liechtenstein FMA: AQL AG Licence Lapses After Voluntary Surrender

Liechtenstein FMA confirms AQL AG's insurance mediation licence has lapsed after the firm voluntarily surrendered it, signalling a tighter licensing environment that accounting firms serving EEA-regulated clients must track.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 6 min read
Skatteetaten Defends Audit Data-Copying Powers: What Firms Must Know

Skatteetaten publicly defends its statutory right to copy business devices during tax audits, signaling heightened enforcement risk for firms with digital-first record-keeping in Norway

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
AFM and BFT Audit Findings: Dutch Accountants Know the Risks, but Controls Fall Short

AFM and BFT joint inspection finds Dutch audit firms aware of Russia sanctions risk but lacking robust controls, client-screening depth, and fraud-risk disclosures in audit opinions

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
AFM DORA Review: ICT Risk Gaps at Trading Venues

AFM thematic review finds trading venues have only partial DORA ICT risk framework compliance, with specific gaps in security monitoring, access controls, logging, and group-level policy governance

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
AFM Flags Five PEP Due-Diligence Failures: What Firms Must Fix Now

AFM's thematic review exposes five recurring PEP due-diligence failures at Dutch financial firms, with direct implications for crypto-asset service providers and their compliance frameworks

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
AFM SREP Market Review 2025: Policy Exists, Execution Does Not

AFM's 2025 SREP market review finds Dutch financial firms have adequate policies on paper but chronic gaps in execution, ICT risk management, and accountability structures, with direct implications for firms using crypto accounting software in regulated environments.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
AMF Withdraws PSAN Registration of AUTOMATA France SAS from 30 June 2026

AMF deregisters AUTOMATA France SAS as a PSAN from 30 June 2026, citing unauthorised crowdfunding activity and fitness failures, with ordered wind-down obligations now in effect

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
ESMA Warns Prediction Market Contracts May Already Be Banned for EU Retail Investors

ESMA signals that prediction market event contracts are already caught by existing EU retail prohibitions, creating urgent product classification and compliance obligations for CASPs and their auditors.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
ASIC DDO Stop Orders Against Stratfund: TMD Deficiencies Put Private Credit Firms on Notice

ASIC's DDO stop orders against Stratfund expose how TMD deficiencies in private credit funds create acute regulatory and compliance risk for accounting firms and CFOs advising on alternative investment structures

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 8 min read
ASIC Report 833: Platform Trustees Called to Account Over Super Oversight Failures

ASIC Report 833 exposes systemic trustee oversight failures across $305 billion in superannuation platforms, with enforcement already underway and more to come

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 7 min read
ASIC Calls for Urgent Cyber Uplift: What Every Licensee Must Do Now

ASIC's June 2026 industry letter makes cyber resilience a live licensing obligation for all Australian financial services firms, with AI-accelerated threats and the FIIG Securities court outcome raising the compliance bar immediately.

AML / KYC / LICENSING
CryptaCount Editorial · · 6 min read
MiCA Enforcement Gaps: What Firms Face After the Transition Deadline

MiCA's transition window has closed but uneven NCА enforcement capacity across EU member states creates immediate compliance and audit risk for CASPs and their advisers