Roundup: FASB Rules & Bitcoin Miners
Dylan LeClair | Guest Contributor
Sep 7, 2023
Hi all,
This is Dylan LeClair, presenting this week’s Onramp Weekly Roundup.
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And now, here’s the weekly roundup…
Navigating the New Frontier: FASB Rules Bring Change to Corporate Accounting for Bitcoin
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has approved groundbreaking accounting rules tailored for companies holding bitcoin on their balance sheets. Expected to be published by year-end and to take effect in 2025, the new regulations mandate companies to report their bitcoin assets at “fair value.” This aims to reflect the asset’s current exchange rate, marking an improvement over the existing accounting method that treats bitcoin as an intangible asset, permitting only downward revisions in valuation. Companies will now be required to make separate line entries for bitcoin on their balance sheets and provide additional disclosures, such as footnotes explaining significant holdings and any restrictions thereon.

