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Professional Issues And Ethics Of Accounting

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Professional Issues and Ethics in Accounting To: Dr. Linda Zucca, CPA, Ph.D. Cryptocurrency Wei Hu Yang Liu Kent State University November 16, 2014 Abstract The paper talks about the invention and growth of cryptocurrency, its accounting treatment, audit implications combined with tax implications, and analysis of the potential problems and the direction the technology is headed in the future. This paper also presents the accounting rules for foreign currency and investments. Bitcoin was a software-based online payment system. Also, it was designed to be a virtual currency that would remedy the need other traditional currencies encounter when used online, a need for a third party to verify the transaction and ensure the …show more content…

As Nakamoto described, "We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer distributed timestamp server to generate computational proof of the chronological order of transactions. We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures. Each owner transfers the coin to the next by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner and adding these to the end of the coin.” (Nakamoto, 2008) Bitcoin now has the largest market capitalization among all kinds of crytocurrency. Bitcoin 's success has generated a number of other crypto-currencies including Litecoin, Peercoin, and Namecoin, etc. Bitcoin, an electronic currency, is established by computers producing a string of unique numbers through complicated math problems. Bitcoin is sold on unregulated exchanges and acknowledged by an increasing number of people and businesses due to the fast speed and low transaction cost. One Bitcoin is now valued at about $500 and other crypto-currencies hold less value. The trend is that cryptocurrencies are attracting more interest as potential investments. A distinguishing feature of crypto-currency is that it is not issued or backed by government. So it is difficult for government to manipulate or interfere with. Governments around the world hold different perspectives

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