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New accounting rules on the way for digital assets (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk using Photomosh)
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FASB's Crypto Accounting Shakeup Could Lure More Corporate Investment, Michael Saylor and Others Argue
The U.S. accounting standards board yesterday unanimously voted in favor of "fair value" accounting for crypto assets held on corporate balance sheets.
New accounting rules on the way for digital assets (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk using Photomosh)
By Stephen Alpher
Sep 7, 2023 at 4:51 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2023
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board is issuing the first crypto-specific accounting standard for companies with digital assets. (Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images)
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FASB Says Crypto Assets Should Be Marked at Current Values
The U.S. standard-setting organization for accounting has moved to insist companies use “fair-value” accounting to report their crypto holdings.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is issuing the first crypto-specific accounting standard for companies with digital assets. (Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Sep 6, 2023 at 6:40 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2023
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Tesla has previously written down crypto holdings in accounting rules the industry says need an overhaul. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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U.S. Accounting Board Seeks Crypto Standards Requiring Firms to Report Price Shifts
The first U.S. rule for crypto accounting would aim at giving investors a better sense of a company’s digital assets through a “fair-value” approach.
Tesla has previously written down crypto holdings in accounting rules the industry says need an overhaul. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Mar 24, 2023 at 4:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2023
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FASB is considering new rules to account for swings in the value of cryptocurrency holdings. (Getty Images)
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US Accounting Standards Board Member Supports Reporting Crypto Swings as Income: Bloomberg
If adopted, the move would mean cryptocurrency gains and losses would directly impact companies’ earnings.
FASB is considering new rules to account for swings in the value of cryptocurrency holdings. (Getty Images)
By Nelson Wang
Nov 3, 2022 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2022
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FASB considers changing crypto rules (Shutterstock)
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FASB Mulls Fair-Value Accounting for Crypto Holdings: Report
Fair-value accounting for crypto will encourage companies to put bitcoin on their balance sheet, according to Michael Saylor.
FASB considers changing crypto rules (Shutterstock)
By Oliver Knight
Oct 13, 2022 at 9:48 a.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2022
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Financial Accounting Standards Board to Discuss Crypto at Upcoming Meeting
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Financial Accounting Standards Board to Discuss Crypto at Upcoming Meeting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) plans to discuss cryptocurrencies at an upcoming meeting. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De disc...
Financial Accounting Standards Board to Discuss Crypto at Upcoming Meeting
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 29, 2022 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2022
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