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How Companies Like MicroStrategy Could Benefit From FASB's 'Fair Value' Approach

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), a U.S. entity that details how companies should report assets on their balance sheet, published a standards update on Wednesday that will let corporations recognize "fair value" changes in crypto holdings. CoinDesk managing editor for global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De explains how Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy could benefit from the policy update.

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FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings

The new rules by the U.S. accounting standards setter would go into effect in December 2024.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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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.

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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 described which crypto assets would be included in a forthcoming accounting rule. (Getty Images)

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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 discusses the details released so far and the implications for companies reporting digital assets on their balance sheets.

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