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The Crypto Accounting and Disclosure Rule for Companies is adopted by the FASB


The new standard requires businesses holding crypto to recognize losses and gains immediately, a change for which they rallied

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to set a new rule on cryptocurrency accounting and disclosure, changes companies holding these assets have argued more accurately reflect their financial condition. 

There are no specific accounting or disclosure rules for crypto assets in the U.S. Businesses now classify crypto assets as indefinite-lived intangible assets, similar to intellectual property such as copyrights. Companies have to review the value of such assets at least once a year and write it down if it drops below the purchase price. If the value were to rise, companies can record a gain only when they sell the asset, not if they continue holding it.

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