In a recent '40 Act blog post, Seward & Kissel Investment Management attorneys discussed how the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) reached a tentative decision to make fair value the primary accounting method for measuring crypto assets by both public and private companies. Under a fair value measuring basis, an entity can record both increases and decreases resulting from changes in the value of crypto assets prior to the sale of those assets. The FASB will consider issues regarding presentation, disclosure, and transitioning at a future meeting.
Click here to read the blog post "FASB Moves to Fair Value Accounting for Measuring Crypto Assets" on Seward & Kissel's '40 Act blog.