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FASB Proposes Conditions for Stablecoins to Qualify as Cash Equivalents
The FASB has proposed three tests that stablecoins must meet to qualify as cash equivalents. These include strict redemption rights, one-to-one liquid reserves, and liquidity conditions, emphasizing that secondary-market liquidity alone is insufficient.
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crypto.newsa month ago
FASB sets 3 tests for stablecoins to qualify as cash
FASB proposes allowing certain stablecoins to count as cash equivalents when they meet strict redemption, reserve and liquidity conditions.
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Cointelegrapha month ago
US accounting board FASB proposes conditions for stablecoins as cash equivalents
The FASB said secondary-market liquidity alone would not be enough, with holders needing direct issuer redemption rights and one-to-one liquid reserves.
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