Canonical Statement
Crypto compliance controls MUST be governed under a regulatory change-management process that tracks legal instruments, supervisory guidance, and internal control impacts with auditable implementation evidence.
Definition
Regulatory change management is the controlled lifecycle for identifying rule changes, assessing impacts on policies/data/scenarios, implementing updates, and validating outcomes.
Why It Matters
Without controlled change governance, control drift and hidden regressions accumulate during MiCA, TFR, AMLR, and DAC8 updates.
Failure Mode if Ignored
Changes are implemented ad hoc, dependencies are missed, and audit evidence for testing and rollout decisions is absent.
Scope & Non-Claims
This entry is scoped to operational governance in regulated banking environments in the EU/UK.
This entry does not provide legal advice and requires human validation for final compliance determinations.
Related Concepts
- Documentation and audit trail requirements for crypto compliance (EU) (methodology)
- Travel Rule applicability and counterparty information (EU) (regulatory-context)
- DAC8 and CARF reporting: scope and evidence (EU) (regulatory-context)