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U.S. accounting group proposes treating some stablecoins as cash equivalents

The Financial Accounting Standards Board seeks to classify certain stablecoins as cash-like for accounting purposes.

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Marcus Webb · Crypto Desk · 20 Aug 2026 · 01:17 · 1 min read
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U.S. accounting group proposes treating some stablecoins as cash equivalents

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed that certain stablecoins could be treated as cash equivalents under U.S. accounting standards. The nonprofit organization, which sets accounting practices, outlined the proposal without specifying which stablecoins would qualify.

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Further details on implementation or criteria were not immediately available.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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