PANews reported on November 14th that, according to Bloomberg, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will meet on November 19th to discuss whether to develop regulations on how companies should report cryptocurrency transfers in their financial statements. The board plans to focus on adding a project related to the accounting treatment of crypto asset transfers to its technical agenda. At the meeting, the board will discuss several possible implementation paths, including expanding the scope of its 2023 guidelines, clarifying guidance on the derecognition of crypto asset transfers, or taking both measures simultaneously. It is worth noting that this meeting comes just weeks after the FASB added a technical project on the classification of stablecoins.

Bitcoin’s recent weakness mirrors broader economic uncertainty, as unreliable economic data and shifting expectations on US growth and policy cloud investor confidence. Key takeaways:Disney and other consumer names disappointed on earnings, adding pressure to markets after the prolonged US government shutdown.Analysts see no sign of insider-driven Bitcoin selling, with BTC instead reflecting wider doubts about valuations and US economic stability.Read more

