Crypto and Digital Assets Conference by ICAEW 2025

Crypto and Digital Assets Conference by ICAEW 2025 will take place on 14 November 2025 at the ancient Chartered Accountants’ Hall, London. This event unites financial specialists, regulators, and innovators to find out the short-evolving panorama of digital belongings, stablecoins, and blockchain finance—supplying clarity and collaboration in an era of transformation. This one-day conference focuses on the critical function of accountants within the digital asset economy—tackling law, taxation, audit practices, and monetary reporting challenges. Attendees will benefit from firsthand insights from government officers, monetary leaders, and blockchain pioneers shaping the UK’s virtual finance destiny.

Organized By

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a leading professional membership body, is devoted to supporting business growth, leadership, and innovation within the financial and accounting profession.

Event Highlights

• Navigate the complexities of virtual asset transactions and guidelines.
  
• Explore the United Kingdom’s imaginative and prescient for main worldwide digital asset innovation.
  
• Talk to leading auditors, regulators, and business leaders.
  
• Keep up with the latest trends shaping the field.
  
• Earn up to 7.5 hours of verifiable CPD.
  

Why Attend?

• Deepen your understanding of digital finance.
  
• Learn from leading voices across policy and practice
  
• Network with peers and industry regulators
  
• Gain real-world case insights, including the Celsius collapse.
  
• Understand stablecoin accounting and taxation implications.
  

Programme Highlights

Morning Sessions

• Registration and refreshments
  
• Wlcome
  
• Keynote from the Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos
  
• Keynote from lord ranger of Northwood
  
• Panel: The state of crypto in the UK
  
• Case study: Celsius
  
• Break
  
• Launching a regulated stablecoin: The EURAU journey
  
• Custody and collateral: Who owns the future of digital asset safekeeping?
  
• Accounting 101 for stablecoins
  
• You don’t pay tax on stablecoins, right? wrong!
  

Afternoon Sessions

• Lunch
  
• Breakout 1: A- off-chain but still on the record: The age of the cryptoasset reporting framework.
  
• Breakout 1: B- considerations for auditing cryptoassets
  
• Breakout 2: A- don’t get caught out - crypto tax is not only capital gains
  
• Breakout 2: B- accounting 101 for cryptoassets
  
• Break
  
• Panel: future of digital assets - media, law, industry
  
• Closing remarks
  
• Networking reception
  
• End of event
  

What You’ll Learn

• Legal and financial frameworks of digital assets.
  
• Tax and audit considerations for stablecoins.
  
• Regulatory updates from top UK bodies.
  
• Real-life crypto accounting scenarios.
  
• The role of CARF in transparency and compliance.
  
• How professionals can future-proof their digital finance expertise.
  

Speakers

• Melglen Grueva, Director, Risk & Regulatory Reporting, AllUnity.
  
• Kulveer singh, Lord ranger of Northwood.
  
• Ishvinder Bedi, Director, VAT Services, BDO.
  
• Yuri Hamano, Director, BDO, Digital Assets.
  
• Richard Jones, Senior Technical Manager, Tax Policy, ICAEW.
  
  
  Join the Crypto and Digital Assets Conference 2025 to destiny-evidence your monetary profession and live at the forefront of the UK’s digital asset revolution.