News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
SWIFT's 24/7 tokenised-asset ledger initiative and its practical limits for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset positions
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
CFTC modernisation push by Phantom and Hyperliquid creates new compliance and DeFi accounting questions for accounting firms and CFOs
SEC and CFTC leadership vacancies create regulatory uncertainty that accounting firms and CFOs must factor into digital asset compliance planning now
EU MiCA revision targeting non-EU stablecoin issuers: licensing, accounting, and AML implications for accounting firms and CFOs
Regulatory and accounting implications of the Bank of Korea's bank-led stablecoin push and deposit token pilots for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with Korean digital asset exposure
The European Commission's MiCA review consultation opens every major pillar of the framework to potential amendment, creating near-term uncertainty and compliance planning obligations for accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs with EU digital asset exposure.
Kenya's CMA moves to procure a blockchain analytics tool, raising immediate AML compliance and record-keeping obligations for accounting firms and CFOs operating in or serving the Kenyan digital asset market.
SEC's 2026 rulemaking agenda for crypto broker-dealers, digital asset exchanges, and safe harbors creates concrete compliance and accounting obligations for firms and CFOs
SEC crypto safe harbor proposal: regulatory and accounting compliance implications for US firms and CFOs
The European Commission's proposed Omnibus Directive and DAC Recast will reshape cross-border tax compliance obligations for EU-operating firms, with unanimous member-state approval still required.
EU officials are considering MiCA 2.0 revisions targeting non-EU stablecoin issuers, driven by the US GENIUS Act, with accounting and CASP compliance implications for firms and CFOs
The EBA and ECB are reshaping the 2027 EU-wide stress test with climate risk integration, COREP/FINREP alignment, and a 55% reduction in data points. Accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs at supervised banks need to understand the IFRS 9 provisioning, reporting, and capital planning implications now.
SARS draft crypto tax guidance applies existing Income Tax Act and CGT rules to disposals, trader vs investor classification, and donations tax, with a public comment window closing 31 August 2026
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.
Senator Gillibrand's proposed bill to ban elected officials from issuing meme coins raises immediate questions for accounting firms and CFOs tracking US crypto regulatory risk and structuring client disclosures.
FINMA endorses the Federal Council's Banking Act revision, pushing for full adoption of preventive supervisory powers and an end to double leverage at systemically important banks
AFM finds the Dutch AI Act implementation law workable in principle but flags gaps in supervisory task allocation, capacity, and data-sharing that financial firms must track now
The GENIUS Act is law but the US crypto market structure bill has missed its self-imposed July 4 deadline, leaving stablecoin accounting frameworks and digital asset reporting obligations without a complete regulatory foundation.
The accountability-control gap in AI-driven compliance: why CCOs and MLROs face governance exposure before regulators catch up
Six EU finance ministers launch a coordinated push for a digital euro and sovereign European payment infrastructure, with direct implications for firms managing cross-border digital asset accounting and compliance.
Senator Gillibrand's proposed ethics restriction barring elected officials from issuing digital assets signals tightening governance standards that accounting firms and CFOs must track for compliance and client advisory work.
Outgoing IASB Chair warns that over-automating accounting work risks eroding the professional judgment on which high-quality financial reporting depends, with direct implications for how firms train and supervise junior staff.
IAASB and IESBA launch a joint User Advisory Group, giving financial statement users a formal seat at the global standard-setting table for the first time
