40 articles
S&P Global's acquisition of OpenZeppelin signals that institutional-grade onchain risk assessment is becoming a standard infrastructure layer, with direct implications for how firms handle DeFi accounting, stablecoin accounting, and smart contract audit trails.
CFTC's passive-software no-action relief redraws the IB registration line for crypto wallet and DeFi tool operators, with immediate accounting and compliance consequences for US firms.
Breaking regulatory alert: FCA publishes final authorization guidance ahead of the 30 September application window, with hard deadlines firms cannot afford to miss.
Breaking: House committee clears sweeping crypto tax bill covering stablecoins, staking, DeFi lending, and a $10 de minimis fee exemption, with direct accounting and reporting implications for US firms and individual filers.
Bernstein forecasts aggressive SEC and CFTC rulemaking after CLARITY Act's Senate failure, with direct consequences for DeFi accounting and digital asset classification.
Elliptic's conflict-use report reveals outsized sanctions exposure in pro-Russian crypto activity and a $78M DeFi-driven fundraising record on the Ukrainian side, with direct AML and accounting implications for VASPs and their advisers.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt expresses confidence before the Senate's procedural vote on the Clarity Act, with key stablecoin accounting and DeFi provisions still in play.
Legislative stalemate on CLARITY Act deepens, raising the accounting and compliance cost of continued US regulatory ambiguity for stablecoin and DeFi operations.
Elliptic's cross-chain crime research translated into concrete AML, audit, and accounting actions for B2B crypto professionals
Five regulatory forces shaping 2023 crypto compliance, with practical accounting and AML implications for EU and global firms
The revised CLARITY Act's control-based definition of non-decentralized DeFi creates immediate AML and accounting classification risk for firms with DeFi exposure, regardless of the Senate vote outcome.
Breaking down the revised Clarity Act's new DeFi protocol registration rules and their direct accounting and reporting implications for US firms and CFOs ahead of the September 15 procedural vote.
Trump's push to bring Hyperliquid into the US via a regulated CFTC-approved route creates immediate DeFi accounting, derivative classification, and tax treatment questions for firms and CFOs.
OFAC's sanctioning of the Lazarus Group Ethereum address turns a record-breaking DeFi bridge hack into a live sanctions and AML compliance obligation for any firm touching Ethereum or dollar stablecoins.
Chainalysis data reveals CARF's 86% onchain blind spot, with concrete implications for accounting firms and CFOs managing digital asset tax compliance.
The EU MiCA DeFi consultation creates immediate accounting and consolidation risk for firms holding or servicing lending vault positions, and the September 2026 deadline means action is required now.
PARITY Act draft provisions: wash sales, mark-to-market, and staking deferral and the accounting and tax planning steps firms need now
FATF DeFi COSI test: what accounting firms and CFOs must assess now
Practical accounting and tax implications for US accounting firms and CFOs of the seven proposed digital asset tax bills summarised by Forvis Mazars
FATF's 7th Targeted Update widens the gap between legislation and real enforcement, raising urgent AML, supervisory, and crypto accounting software obligations for firms and CFOs.
Bernstein's legislative risk analysis and the accounting, valuation, and DeFi governance implications for US accounting firms and CFOs if the CLARITY Act stalls
CLARITY Act stall threatens crypto valuations and resets the regulatory playbook for CFOs and accounting firms managing digital asset exposure
BDO's global crypto enforcement and compliance outlook: what accounting firms and CFOs must act on now
FATF publishes DeFi regulatory challenges report: what accounting firms, auditors and CFOs must assess now
Elliptic and Zama partnership shows wallet-level AML screening can coexist with FHE-based confidential DeFi, creating a compliance-by-design template for institutional on-chain finance
FATF's seventh crypto compliance report card reveals an enforcement gap that firms and supervisors must close now
FATF signals that DeFi's centralised elements must be regulated as VASPs, raising immediate AML, onboarding, and crypto accounting software obligations for firms advising digital asset clients.
SEC Commissioner Peirce signals crypto vaults and onchain lending may be securities: accounting, audit, and compliance action points for US firms and CFOs
Law enforcement's conditional CLARITY Act endorsements sharpen the DeFi accountability debate ahead of the Senate's August recess, with direct implications for AML program design and crypto accounting software readiness.
CFTC modernisation push by Phantom and Hyperliquid creates new compliance and DeFi accounting questions for accounting firms and CFOs
EU Parliament's post-MiCA policy position on DeFi, staking, NFTs and stablecoins and its accounting and compliance implications for EU firms and CFOs
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.
A key law enforcement bloc has dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act, narrowing one political obstacle to US crypto market structure legislation with direct implications for DeFi liability and AML compliance frameworks.
Thailand SEC's 2026-2028 capital market strategy formalises digital assets as a legitimate asset class, opening crypto ETFs, derivatives, tokenized securities, and tightening AML/CFT enforcement simultaneously.
Five on-chain financial crime typologies compliance teams at banks, fintechs, and custodians must embed in their AML/CFT frameworks now
Cross-chain bridges enable large-scale crypto laundering beyond current AML controls, creating urgent compliance exposure for firms handling digital assets
The CLARITY Act faces a narrow July window in the Senate, with unresolved DeFi provisions, ethics concerns, and a presidential veto threat creating real planning uncertainty for firms with US crypto exposure.
EU lawmakers have called for a formal regulatory assessment covering DeFi, staking, and NFTs, signalling that MiCA is not the end of the EU crypto rulemaking cycle and that compliance and reporting frameworks for these asset areas remain unfinished.
Approval phishing is a growing threat that crypto accounting software can help detect through anomaly tracking and reconciliation.
DeFi breaks bookkeeping in a specific way: the wallet is not the position. What a receipt token hides, why gross versus net matters, and the reconciliation that makes it auditable.
