36 articles
The SEC's Innovation Exemption creates the first regulated pathway for onchain NMS stock trading, generating new accounting, tax, and AML obligations for firms and TSV operators.
The SEC's tokenized stock exemption creates both opportunity and new compliance obligations for accounting firms, CFOs, and AMM operators: full shareholder rights are mandatory, synthetics are excluded, and GAAP and tax treatment follow substance not token form.
Chainalysis extends KYT, Reactor, and entity screening to Circle's Arc Layer 1, with automatic coverage for every ERC-20 and ERC-721 token minted on the network, raising the bar for AML workflows and crypto accounting software obligations on stablecoin-native chains.
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 cross-chain crime research translated into concrete AML, audit, and accounting actions for B2B crypto professionals
The FCA's call for input on tokenized gold could reshape how UK firms classify, account for, and trade gold-backed tokens in wholesale markets.
Breaking regulatory development: SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot atomically settles tokenized corporate bonds through RBI's wholesale CBDC, creating new accounting and audit obligations for Indian institutional participants.
A coalition of major European financial and tokenization firms is pressing EU lawmakers to remove or dramatically raise the proposed €100 billion cap on tokenized securities under the DLT Pilot Regime, warning that restrictive thresholds will drive liquidity to US markets.
A caching flaw in Liquid's cryptographic verification let attackers mint unbacked L-BTC and drain nearly all of the sidechain's BTC reserves, exposing a critical distinction between base-layer security and the infrastructure built on top of it.
India's first SEBI-sandbox tokenized corporate bond from state-owned REC Limited raises concrete Ind AS 109 classification, DEMAT 2.0 custody, and wholesale CBDC settlement accounting questions for institutional investors and their auditors.
Hanwha's Avalanche-based tokenized securities platform signals the accounting and IFRS implications firms must address before South Korea's February 2027 amendments take effect.
A signature-validation bug let an attacker redeem 4,000 BTC from the Liquid federation, raising urgent questions about wrapped-token accounting, custodial liability, and AML obligations for firms holding LBTC.
South Korea's FSC has published a formal three-phase roadmap for tokenized securities, with legal recognition beginning February 2027, creating immediate accounting and classification questions for firms with Korean exposure.
South Korea's FSC has published a three-stage plan to tokenize all securities from February 2027, with concrete licensing rules, capital requirements, and stablecoin settlement provisions that accounting firms and CFOs must prepare for now.
AMC CEO's public challenge to Robinhood's tokenized-stock product surfaces critical questions about issuer consent, securities registration, and how accountants should classify debt-structured stock tokens on client books.
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.
Malaysian first: CIMB Islamic Bank pairs tokenized sukuk with tokenized deposits, unlocking DLT settlement efficiency and raising new stablecoin accounting questions for B2B finance teams.
VARA's two-tier ART and FRVA issuance rulebook creates concrete accounting, AML, and licensing obligations for Dubai-based virtual asset issuers and the firms that serve them.
The GENIUS Act's redemption-based definition of a payment stablecoin may unintentionally exempt wrapped and synthetic coins from US licensing requirements, creating AML and accounting risk for B2B clients.
SEC tokenized stock rulemaking: accounting, audit, and compliance implications for US firms and CFOs
Practical accounting and audit implications of ASC 350-60's judgment-driven framework for stablecoins, wrapped tokens, and in-scope crypto assets on corporate balance sheets.
FASB PMAC May 2026 recap: stablecoin cash-equivalent classification, wrapped-token disclosure, and four other active standard-setting streams
Chainalysis adds Cronos to its AML monitoring suite, extending automatic token coverage to ERC-20 and ERC-721 assets on an institutional stablecoin and tokenized-asset chain, with direct implications for compliance workflows and crypto accounting software stacks at firms and CFOs.
Chainalysis adds automatic token coverage for Cronos, expanding KYT and Reactor monitoring to a stablecoin-focused institutional chain; accounting firms and CFOs need to understand the AML and bookkeeping implications.
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
RL1 cooperative launches with 10 European bank members, CBDC settlement implications for accounting firms and CFOs
SEC Commissioner Peirce signals crypto vaults and onchain lending may be securities: accounting, audit, and compliance action points for US firms and CFOs
The BVI's VASP licensing regime and its implications for accounting firms advising clients on offshore digital asset structuring
Alpaca's $435M capital raise signals tokenized equity infrastructure scaling fast, creating new accounting, custodial, and conflict-of-interest questions for firms and CFOs.
US-UK joint stablecoin and tokenization recommendations create cross-border accounting and compliance obligations for firms and CFOs
South Korea's 2027 tokenized government bond and wholesale CBDC pilot: accounting, settlement, and compliance implications for 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.
Cross-chain bridges enable large-scale crypto laundering beyond current AML controls, creating urgent compliance exposure for firms handling digital assets
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.
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.
UBS and Nethermind's proofs of concept show that embedding compliance at block-production level, not just in smart contracts, could reshape how regulators and banks treat permissionless blockchains under Basel capital rules.
