Crypto assets – Accounting and reporting foundations

Oct 7, 2025

Join John Vanosdall, a digital assets expert at PwC with SEC experience, and Beth Paul, a seasoned Deputy Chief Accountant specializing in business combinations, as they dive into the evolving world of crypto assets. They discuss market trends, the SEC's regulatory approach, and key FASB guidance updates affecting financial reporting. The conversation sheds light on classification challenges, fair value measurement, and disclosure requirements, providing valuable insights for navigating the complex landscape of crypto accounting.

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Crypto Is A Broad, Varied Asset Class

Crypto broadly refers to assets that reside on a blockchain and are secured by cryptography.
The term covers varied forms like tokens, coins, stablecoins, and their specific type drives accounting treatment.

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Market Growth And Tokenization Use Cases

Crypto market cap has grown significantly and reached around $4 trillion.
Tokenization and fractional ownership are expanding use cases across art, real estate, and finance.

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Regulatory Shift At The SEC

The SEC has signaled a more crypto-friendly stance and created a crypto task force.
SAB-122 rescinded SAB-121, removing the prior balance-sheet gross-up requirement for custodial arrangements.

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Crypto assets are rapidly evolving – and so is the accounting and financial reporting. In this episode, we explore regulatory trends and market developments, including new FASB guidance.

In this episode, we discuss:

01:22 – Market trends, regulatory shifts, and financial reporting developments
06:10 – Key developments from the SEC on crypto
09:44 – Accounting classification of crypto assets
11:55 – Key provisions of the FASB’s crypto assets guidance
23:12 – Fair value measurement considerations

For more information, see our Crypto assets guide. Be sure to follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app and subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay in the loop.

About our guests

Beth Paul is a Deputy Chief Accountant in PwC’s National Office responsible for a team of consultants that specialize in business combinations and related areas, such as consolidations, disposals, impairments, and segment reporting. She has over 30 years of experience consulting with clients and engagement teams on complex accounting matters.

John Vanosdall is a partner in PwC’s National Office focused on digital assets, revenue, and compensation arrangements. John previously served as both a Deputy Chief Accountant and Professional Accounting Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the SEC. Prior to re-joining the National Office, he served as the firm’s Accounting Advisory Leader. John has over 20 years of experience and has served some of the firm’s largest clients as a client service partner.

About our guest host

Diana Stoltzfus is a partner in the National Office who helps to shape PwC’s perspectives on regulatory matters, responses to rulemakings and policy development, and implementation related to significant new rules and regulations. Prior to rejoining PwC, Diana was the Deputy Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) at the SEC where she led the activities of the OCA’s Professional Practices Group.

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