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Crypto accounting insights, tax guides, and product updates from the Tokenbooks team.

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ERC-20 Token Journal Entries: A Complete Worked Example

ERC-20 token journal entries for one LINK holding across a year: settlement, a DEX swap, an allowance, a failed transfer, gas, remeasurement and tax basis.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 15, 2026

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ERC-20 Token Valuation for Accounting: Which Price to Use

ERC-20 token valuation in practice: principal market, price source, timestamp convention, thin markets, one fallback ladder, and the evidence that makes a number defensible.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 14, 2026

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Why a Token Balance Is Not an Accounting Record

Why a token balance is not an accounting record: balance queries, Transfer logs, allowances, ticker collisions, block-pinned cut-off and evidence.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 10, 2026

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What Does the Holder of an ERC-20 Token Actually Own?

What does the holder of an ERC-20 token own? How to separate a contract balance from a legal claim, using contract evidence, allowances, permit signatures and custody terms.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 9, 2026

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ERC-20 Tokens for Accountants: Chain, Contract, Balance

A plain ERC-20 token is identified by its chain and its contract, not its ticker. How decimals, proxies, allowances and ETH gas shape the accounting record.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 8, 2026

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Bitcoin Journal Entries: A Complete Worked Accounting Example

A full-year Bitcoin accounting example: purchase, mining-pool revenue, wallet transfers, network fees, a sale, a supplier payment, IFRS impairment and US GAAP.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 20, 2026

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Ethereum Journal Entries: A Complete Worked Example

A worked Ethereum example: journal entries for receipts, purchases, gas, staking rewards, a failed transaction, IFRS impairment and US GAAP fair value.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 18, 2026

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Bitcoin Valuation for Accounting: Which BTC Price to Use

Bitcoin valuation for accounting: pick a defensible BTC price using principal-market analysis, timestamps, price fields, source controls and fallback policy.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 13, 2026

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How to Account for Bitcoin Transactions, Event by Event

How to account for Bitcoin transactions event by event: purchases, customer receipts, fees, self-transfers, custody, sales, lending, losses and period-end.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 11, 2026

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Why the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Not an Accounting Ledger

The Bitcoin blockchain proves protocol events, not ownership, purpose or basis. Why UTXOs are not accounting lots and what evidence your books still need.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 7, 2026

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What Do You Own When You Hold Bitcoin? Ownership and Custody

Bitcoin ownership and custody for accountants: telling native BTC from safeguarded property, an exchange claim, collateral, a BTC receivable or borrowed BTC.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 5, 2026

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guides17 min read

Ethereum Staking Rewards Accounting: Recognition and Measurement

Accounting for native Ethereum staking rewards: consensus and execution streams, recognition timing, aggregation, measurement and revenue classification.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 4, 2026

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Bitcoin for Accountants: The Technical Concepts You Actually Need

A Bitcoin primer for accountants: what BTC, wallets, keys, UTXOs, change outputs, network fees, confirmations, mining and Lightning mean for your ledger.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 3, 2026

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Ethereum Valuation for Accounting: Which ETH Price to Use

How to value ETH for accounting: principal market, fair value, price source, timestamps, 24/7 markets, staking-reward measurement, fallbacks and evidence.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 30, 2026

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How to Account for Ethereum Transactions, Event by Event

An event-driven guide to accounting for ETH receipts, purchases, sales, swaps, own-wallet transfers, custody, lending, native staking and the period end.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 29, 2026

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Ethereum Gas Fee Accounting: EIP-1559, Burns and Failures

Ethereum gas fees for accountants: EIP-1559 mechanics, gas used versus gas limit, burned base fees, failed transactions, lot consumption, IFRS and US GAAP.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 28, 2026

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Why the Ethereum Blockchain Is Not an Accounting Ledger

Why Ethereum data is not an accounting ledger: internal transfers, traces, validator records, finality, ownership evidence and a six-layer separation.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 27, 2026

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What Do You Own When You Hold ETH? Native ETH Ownership

A position-by-position guide to ETH ownership: self-custody, custodians, validator deposits, withdrawal control, lending, collateral and asset identity.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 24, 2026

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Ethereum for Accountants: The Concepts You Actually Need

An Ethereum primer for accountants: native ETH, the account model, wei, wallets, transactions, finality, smart contracts, delegation and native staking.

Maksym Buhai

Jul 23, 2026

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guides13 min read

Web3 budget tracking: how Tokenbooks helps finance teams

Web3 budget tracking in Tokenbooks connects payments, cost centers, counterparties, bank imports, and P&L reporting in one accounting workflow.

Pavel Kudinov

Jun 2, 2026

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If You Owe 1 BTC, What Is Your Liability Worth?

For treasury reporting, a crypto liability usually needs a current settlement view, not just historical cost. Here is why that matters.

Pavel Kudinov

Apr 16, 2026

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guides15 min read

The Complete Guide to Crypto Accounting

Learn how to track, classify, and report cryptocurrency transactions for accurate books and tax compliance, covering DeFi, multi-chain, cost basis methods, and journal entries.

Pavel Kudinov

Jan 15, 2026