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StablecoinX Closes de-SPAC Combination, Debuts on Nasdaq as USDE

An 8-K reports StablecoinX Inc. completed its business combination with SPAC TLGY Acquisition Corp. and StablecoinX Assets on June 25, 2026, creating a Nasdaq-listed Ethena-ecosystem infrastructure company with an ENA treasury strategy.

By Marcus Feld · Jul 2, 2026 · SEC

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Celsius Mining Successor Ionic Digital Files to List on Nasdaq as IOND

Ionic Digital's Form S-1 registers a resale of up to 10.8 million Class A shares via a direct listing, not an underwritten raise — and discloses a business pivoting from bitcoin mining toward a $1.95 billion AI-data-center lease.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 29, 2026 · SEC

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Crypto Custody Disclosure Under Regulation S-K After SAB 122

Removing the SAB 121 balance-sheet liability did not remove the duty to explain custody risk. SAB 122 points filers to Items 101, 105, and 303 of Regulation S-K, plus ASC 450-20 and Topic 275, to disclose safeguarding obligations to investors.

By Dahlia Reyes · Jun 22, 2026 · SEC

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How Bitcoin Miners Report Operating Segments to the SEC

Segment reporting follows the management approach: an activity becomes a reportable segment when its results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker and it meets quantitative thresholds. Riot's 2026 10-Q shows the line splitting as it added a Data Center segment.

By Dahlia Reyes · Jun 22, 2026 · SEC

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Crypto Asset Disclosures Required by Subtopic 350-60

Beyond fair value measurement, ASU 2023-08 requires interim disclosure of each significant holding's name, cost basis, fair value, and units, plus an annual rollforward of additions, dispositions, gains, and losses-and the cost-basis method used.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 22, 2026 · FASB

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Which Crypto Assets Qualify for Fair Value Under ASU 2023-08

Subtopic 350-60's fair value model applies only to assets that meet six criteria-intangible, no enforceable claims on other assets, on a distributed ledger, secured by cryptography, fungible, and not issued by the reporting entity. Bitcoin fits; many tokens, NFTs, and self-issued coins do not.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 22, 2026 · FASB

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SAB 122: How the SEC Rescinded the Crypto Safeguarding Liability

Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 removed SAB 121's grossed-up safeguarding entry and told entities to evaluate any loss-of-custody liability under ASC 450-20 instead. PayPal's 2025 10-Q shows a filer derecognizing the liability and asset.

By Dahlia Reyes · Jun 22, 2026 · SEC

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What a Crypto-Asset Safeguarding Obligation Was Under SAB 121

SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 told platforms that safeguard customer crypto to put a liability-and an offsetting asset-on the balance sheet at the fair value of the assets held for users. It was rescinded in 2025, but the model still shapes how custody disclosure is read.

By Dahlia Reyes · Jun 22, 2026 · SEC

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How Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet Is Accounted For Under Current GAAP

A company that holds bitcoin records it at cost on acquisition and, after adopting ASU 2023-08, remeasures it to fair value each period with the change in net income. Strategy's 2026 10-Q shows the mechanics, including a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings on adoption.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 22, 2026 · SEC

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FASB ASU 2023-08: How Crypto Assets Are Measured at Fair Value

Accounting Standards Update 2023-08 created Subtopic 350-60 and replaced the cost-less-impairment model for in-scope crypto assets with fair value through net income, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 22, 2026 · FASB

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Where a Big Bank's Ledger Patents Are Quietly Pointing

A run of distributed-ledger applications from Bank of America keeps landing on the same idea: put the data integrity on a ledger, but keep the data itself off it.

By Marcus Feld · Jun 18, 2026 · Patent record

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Mastercard's New Filing Ties Physical Goods to On-Chain Tokens

A published application binds a physical product to a non-fungible token on a blockchain, then verifies authenticity by scanning a code and querying the chain. It extends a years-deep distributed-ledger filing history.

By Renata Bauer · Mar 20, 2026 · Patent record

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Coinbase Locks In a Claim to Exchanging Assets Across Blockchains

A patent issued March 17, 2026 covers paired smart contracts that move value between two different blockchain networks through one exchange platform. It extends an on-chain operations estate now reaching past 100 records.

By Marcus Feld · Mar 20, 2026 · Patent record

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A Lenovo Filing Puts Decentralized Identity on a Permissioned Ledger

A published application describes registry services for decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials running on a permissioned distributed ledger. It points toward standards-track identity infrastructure rather than a token or a coin.

By Dahlia Reyes · Mar 27, 2026 · Patent record