Category: Compliance

The latest Thematic Peer Review (as of August 2025) signals that despite the 2023 framework, the global regulatory landscape remains fragmented. Key findings for the compliance sector: – GSC Lag: While general crypto-asset oversight has advanced, regulation for global stablecoin arrangements (GSCs) is still behind. – Alignment Deficit: Even jurisdictions with “finalized” frameworks lack full… Read more

Kenya passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act, 2025, here’s are key compliances to follow: 1. Mandatory Licensing from:– The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) or– The Capital Markets Authority (CMA),depending on type of virtual asset activity (refer page 39 of pdf attached) 2. License renewals:– Validity ends on 31st december each year. Hence,… Read more

Coinbase’s response to the US Treasury on the GENIUS Act is worth noting. Coinbase is a large DASP (digital asset service provider). They argue this definition (Q4) should only apply to actual financial middlemen doing financial intermediation. If you are only running core software or a blockchain validator, you shouldn’t be included. They also point… Read more

A new controversy in stablecoins has arisen, Beijing v/s Chinese tech giants! Chinese regulators, has reportedly instructed to pause⚠️ the stablecoin plans, (regulators include People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)) As we know earlier during this year, In May, the Hong Kong’s legislature passed a stablecoin licensing regime. In June, Ant… Read more

The U.S. Treasury has extended deadline for public comments for the GENIUS Act to November 4, 2025. The Treasury issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) an early-stage rulemaking step that will require Treasury to issue a subsequent proposal to seek additional public input before any regulations may be finalized, requesting public comment regarding its… Read more

A decade ago, a bitcoin miner was turned away by 6 CPAs.Back then, crypto was “too new, too risky, too unregulated.” Fast forward to today, high-net-worth crypto investors still:– face IRS audits,– delinquent filings,– have old data missing across multiple wallets and exchanges. But why do most CPA firms fail or turn away? Major problems,•… Read more

Regulatory outlook on public blockchains from an expert meeting Point Zero Forum in Zurich, Switzerland, following are 3 key insights: 1. Use cases: 🔹Cross border payments:Public blockchain offers a golden source of data, very valuable since the banks currently work with their own databases and reconciliation leading to delays and discrepancies. 🔹 Trading & settlement… Read more

The trajectory of stablecoins — cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to another asset, most commonly a fiat currency — is at an inflection point. Already, stablecoins account for trillions of dollars in on-chain value transferred each month. But the broadening interest in this asset stems not from their foundational role in crypto markets, but from… Read more