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MicroStrategy Q1 net loss hits $53.1M but Bitcoin buying spree continues
30.4.2024
MicroStrategy has yet to adopt the new accounting standard that would have taken the billions of dollars in paper gains from Bitcoin’s 65% price rally into account
39% of Canada’s institutional investors have exposure to crypto: KPMG
25.4.2024
KPMG Canada partner Kunal Bhasin says rising debt and increasing inflation have likely attracted institutional investors into crypto
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy
1.2.2024
Members of Congress are trying to delete the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accounting bulletin that implies restrictions on companies that want to hold their customer's crypto assets
Crypto Accounting and Tax Reporting Platform TRES Raises $11M to Add New Blockchains
20.12.2023
TRES currently services clients with combined assets worth $19 billion, helping them manage, monitor and reconcile their digital asset activity across over 100 layer-1 and layer 2-blockchain networks
FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings
13.12.2023
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, 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
U.S. SEC's Knock From Congressional Watchdog May Not Budge Crypto Accounting Policy
2.11.2023
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair keeps chasing non-compliance in crypto, his agency was slammed by the watchdog Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its own compliance failure in issuing crypto accounting standards without treating the policy as a formal rule....
U.S. SEC Messed Up in Handling Contentious Crypto Accounting Bulletin: GAO
31.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was out of bounds when it issued its controversial "Staff Accounting Bulletin 121," according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The 2022 guidance, which the industry says threatens crypto investors' ability to find safe harbors...
FASB rules ‘eliminate the poor optics’ that shied firms from crypto: Analyst
7.9.2023
“The change should help MicroStrategy and other companies that hold digital assets to eliminate the poor optics that have been created by impairment losses,” said analysts from Berenberg Capital
FASB Says Crypto Assets Should Be Marked at Current Values
6.9.2023
The first U.S. accounting rule specifically for cryptocurrency will say that companies must use a fair-value approach that would demand certain digital assets be measured at what they would trade for in the markets, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
South Korea Wants Companies to Disclose Crypto Holdings
12.7.2023
Companies that issue or own crypto will have to make disclosures in their financial statements from next year onwards, say draft rules
Chainlink ‘Proof of Reserve’ Proves Little Beyond Data Going In, Coming Out
5.7.2023
Projects like TrueUSD and Paxos are turning to Chainlink to give users transparency into their reserves, but their numbers remain difficult to verify
Report: Well Known Crypto Firms Still Not Adhering to Basic Governance Standards
18.5.2023
Many of the most well-known crypto firms are not adhering to basic governance standards, the findings of a Bloomberg survey have shown. Only 31 out of the 60 polled firms “currently procure a full financial audit or reserve attestations from an independent auditor.” Industry...
Quadriga CX Customers to Finally Receive Payout: Creditors to Get 13% per Dollar
13.5.2023
EY, the global accounting and professional services organization, released a long-awaited update on Friday for the creditors of Quadriga CX. The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, which had sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 with liabilities of C$215.7 million and assets totaling around C$28...
7,800 jobs at IBM could be replaced by AI within years, suggests CEO
2.5.2023
Arvind Krishna, the chief executive of IBM, said roughly 30% of their non-customer-facing positions could be covered by artificial intelligence over a five-year period
New 1099-DA Reporting Creates More Headaches for Taxpayers
13.4.2023
You might think that new tax reporting rules for exchanges should mean less work for the taxpayer, but it’s the opposite, says CPA Kirk Phillips
FTX Finds $7.3 Billion in Liquid Assets; Lawyers Consider Rebooting Shuttered Crypto Exchange
13.4.2023
FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange is currently considering a relaunch, according to a lawyer representing the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Following the announcement, the exchange’s...
U.S. Accounting Board Seeks Crypto Standards Requiring Firms to Report Price Shifts
24.3.2023
U.S. accounting standards may be overhauled to specifically factor in crypto accounting, establishing a fair-value approach that would demand certain digital assets be measured at what they’d go for in the markets, according to a change proposed this week by the Financial Accounting Standards Board...
U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits
21.3.2023
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and another prominent colleague urged the U.S. auditing watchdog to take action against “sham audits” of crypto companies, citing the contribution of such audits to the recent stresses in the U.S. banking system
FTX Debtors Reveal $6.8 Billion Hole in Balance Sheet Amidst Financial Discrepancies and Payments to Insiders
18.3.2023
According to a presentation recently submitted by the FTX debtors on March 16, Sam Bankman-Fried’s companies had a $6.8 billion hole in their intercompany balance sheet when they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. FTX and its conglomerate of firms have debts of around $11.6 billion...
US Accounting Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Proof-of-Reserve Audits: Investors Urged to Exercise Caution
9.3.2023
According to a recent warning by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), crypto proof-of-reserve (POR) audits have limitations, and the board believes that investors should exercise caution when dealing with companies using POR audits. PCAOB Calls for Investor Caution and...