The SEC recently clarified its position on when a crypto-asset arrangement would not fall into the scope of Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 and the use of distributed ledger/blockchain technology. This has allowed a major bank to offer clients custody for bitcoin and Ethereum without a balance sheet gross-up. Download the PDF below for details on the SEC’s views.
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