Accounting for Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

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It's a brave new cyber world that we live in, one where virtual currency exists to exchange and pay for things globally. Certainly, this throws a whole new monkey wrench into basic accounting platforms and raises a few questions. How is accounting for cryptocurrency handled by an accountant, and just what in the world is it anyway? Here is the definition of cryptocurrency from Techopedia:



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