IMF includes Bitcoin and other digital assets in global economic statistics standards for the first time

According to ChainCatcher, according to CrowFund Insider, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the seventh edition of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM7) on March 20, which included digital assets such as cryptocurrencies into the global economic reporting framework for the first time. This is the first update of the manual since 2009. According to the new framework, digital assets are divided into fungible tokens and non-fungible tokens, and are further classified according to whether they bear related liabilities:

Unbacked assets such as Bitcoin are classified as non-productive non-financial assets and classified as capital accounts;

Digital currencies supported by liabilities such as stablecoins are regarded as financial instruments;

Platform tokens such as ETH and SOL may be classified as equity-like instruments if held across borders;

Pledge and cryptocurrency income activities are regarded as sources of dividend income;

Mining and pledge-related services are recognized as exportable computer services.

The IMF plans to promote the widespread adoption of BPM7 and the latest national accounts system by 2029-2030.