PCAOB board member flags crypto audit risks and evidence questions
Regulation · · Ketju Research
This entry records an official signal, such as a speech or a statement. It does not change the law.
What changed
A PCAOB board member used an official crypto roundtable to solicit input on how digital assets affect audit risk, evidence, and execution, continuing the Board-level signal that crypto remains an inspection and standard-setting concern.
Who it affects
- Public-company and broker-dealer auditors
- issuers holding digital assets
- audit committees
- investment advisers conducting issuer and custodian diligence
What is still open
- Whether the PCAOB will issue new standards, staff guidance, inspection priorities, or enforcement expectations
What it means for an advisor
- Preserve audit-quality, ownership, valuation, evidence, fraud, and control questions in digital-asset counterparty and issuer diligence while monitoring for binding follow-on action.
Sources
- PCAOB board member flags crypto audit risks and evidence questions · Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ·
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