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Crypto Boom Challenges GDP Accounting in UK and US
9/23/2025
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Story summary
- National-income accountants in the United Kingdom and United States face challenges as cryptocurrencies rise.
- Cryptocurrencies complicate alignment of national income, expenditure, and output, producing little genuine value.
- The criminal economy further complicates GDP, as illegal income is hard to quantify.
- Global crypto market at $4 trillion surpasses UK GDP, prompting reassessment of its role; Binance earned $16.8 billion in 2024.
