Coinbase Q3 2026: $719M Profit on Flat Revenue, 87% of Pre-Tax Income From Crypto Gains
Coinbase earned $719M in Q3 2026 on flat revenue: a $715M crypto mark-to-market gain drove the profit, while revenue fell 35% and operating income 87%.
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Crypto Accounting
Specialized accounting practices for cryptocurrency transactions and holdings
FASB Proposes Treating Stablecoins as Cash Equivalents: What It Means If Your Business Holds USDC
FASB's August 2026 proposal would let a stablecoin sit in the cash line only with direct issuer redemption, 1:1 segregated reserves, and annual disclosure.
The CLARITY Act Senate Showdown: What Crypto Market-Structure Rules Could Mean for Your Business's Digital Assets
The CLARITY Act cleared the House 294-134, but as of mid-July 2026 markets give it roughly 43% odds of passing the Senate before the August recess. Here's what the crypto market-structure bill means for businesses holding digital assets — and why FASB's ASU 2023-08 fair-value accounting rules already apply regardless of the vote.
Streaming Payroll Bookkeeping: How to Book Superfluid and Sablier's Per-Second Wage Accruals
Superfluid and Sablier let DAOs pay contributors continuously by the second instead of on a pay date, which means wage expense must be accrued as it streams, not booked when a recipient withdraws — here's how to record it, including the fair-market-value and insolvency edge cases.
AI Agents Are Starting to Pay Each Other: What the x402 Protocol Means for Small Business Bookkeeping
The x402 protocol has processed more than 150 million AI agent micropayments worth roughly $600 million a year in stablecoins, and Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, and Google have all shipped competing versions since — here's what small businesses need to know about the bookkeeping and tax implications before the volume arrives.
Your Nonprofit Just Received a Bitcoin Donation. Now What?
A practical guide for nonprofits accepting cryptocurrency donations — how to write a gift acceptance policy for digital assets, apply FASB's ASU 2023-08 fair-value accounting rules, and meet IRS substantiation requirements including Form 8283 signatures, qualified appraisals over $5,000, and the Form 8282 three-year disposition rule.
Bitcoin Treasury Accounting Under FASB ASU 2023-08: The Fair Value Shift
FASB's ASU 2023-08 requires companies to measure qualifying crypto assets like Bitcoin at fair value each reporting period, replacing the cost-less-impairment model that only ever recognized write-downs — a change now in effect for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.
DeFi Accounting: A Practical Guide to Tracking and Reporting Decentralized Finance Transactions
DeFi protocols won't report your transactions to the IRS — but you're still required to. Learn how token swaps, staking, yield farming, and liquidity pools are taxed, plus a practical record-keeping system to stay compliant.
The Complete Guide to Cryptocurrency Accounting with Beancount.io
Master cryptocurrency accounting with Beancount.io. Learn to track Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi activities, staking rewards, and ensure tax compliance with plain-text accounting. Complete guide for crypto investors and traders.
DeFi Accounting Made Simple: Tracking Yield Farming, Liquidity Pools, and Staking Rewards with Plain-Text Accounting
Master DeFi accounting with Beancount.io. Learn to track yield farming, liquidity pools, staking rewards, and complex DeFi transactions for accurate tax reporting and portfolio management.