## F.18 The Recording of Fungible Crypto Assets in Macroeconomic Statistics — User Consultation Questionnaire

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### Purpose and scope
- Purpose: to receive feedback from the user community of macroeconomic statistics on their views for presenting data on crypto assets without corresponding liability designed to act as a general medium of exchange (non-liability crypto assets) (Bitcoin and Ether are prominent examples of this type of crypto assets).  
- Outcomes will guide the Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts (AEG) and the IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics (the Committee) in deciding an appropriate classification for recording non-liability crypto assets in macroeconomic statistics.  
- The background note attached to the questionnaire:  
  - provides details on the typology of crypto assets;  
  - summarizes ongoing discussion on classification in the update of the Sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA);  
  - focuses on non-liability crypto assets and summarizes reasoning for classifying them i) as nonfinancial or financial assets; and ii) if nonfinancial, as produced or non-produced.

### Administrative instructions
- Respondents: institutions may provide a single coordinated response covering different user departments or separate responses per department. If single coordinated response, indicate all departments involved in Question 0.  
- Contact emails provided for queries: STABPM6Update@imf.org or sna@un.org.  
- Question format: check relevant check box(es) or type in framed textboxes that expand automatically.  
- A printable version of the questionnaire is available.

### Questionnaire structure and primary items (Q0–Q5)
- Q0: Respondent identification fields (provide information):  
  - Country  
  - Institution/Organization  
  - Department  
  - Name  
  - Position/Title  
  - Email address
- Q1. "Please indicate which of the following macroeconomic statistics you commonly use? Please check all the relevant boxes." Options:  
  - External Sector Statistics (Balance of Payments, International Investment Position, etc.)  
  - Monetary and Financial Statistics  
  - Government Finance Statistics  
  - National Accounts  
  - Others (specify) ____________________
- Q2A. "Based on the information and examples provided in the background note, please indicate, from a user’s perspective, your preference for classifying non-liability crypto assets in macroeconomic statistics. Please choose only one option." Options:  
  - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as financial assets  
  - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as nonfinancial assets  
  - Undecided
- Q2B. Free-text: "Please outline the rationale for your choice."
- Conditional branch if Q2A = "financial assets":  
  - Q3A. "If you prefer to classify non-liability crypto assets as financial assets, please indicate whether you think that they should be classified as domestic or external assets (i.e., whether they should be included or not in the international investment position). Please choose only one option." Options:  
    - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as domestic financial assets  
    - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as external financial assets  
    - Undecided  
  - Q3B. Free-text: "Please outline the rationale for your choice."
- Conditional branch if Q2A = "nonfinancial assets":  
  - Q4A. "If you prefer to classify non-liability crypto assets as nonfinancial assets, please indicate whether you prefer they be classified as produced or non-produced. Please choose only one option." Options:  
    - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as produced nonfinancial assets  
    - Non-liability crypto assets are most appropriately classified as non-produced nonfinancial assets  
    - Undecided  
  - Q4B. Free-text: "Please outline the rationale for your choice."
- Q5. Free-text: "In addition to the factors outlined in the background note, what additional factors or characteristics would you consider important from a user’s perspective in deciding the classification of non-liability crypto assets?"

### Data sources, availability, motives, and legal status (Q6–Q12)
- Q6. "Where do you obtain statistics on (non-liability) crypto assets? Please check all the relevant boxes." Options:  
  - National Statistical Office  
  - Central Bank  
  - Tax Authorities  
  - Crypto asset exchanges/trading platforms/wallets  
  - Mining companies  
  - Others (specify) ____________________  
  - Currently no data available  
  - Not seeking data on (non-liability) crypto assets
- Conditional (hidden) logic note: Q7 is hidden if Q6 selected "Currently no data available" OR "Not seeking data on (non-liability) crypto assets".
- Q7. If data are available: "please specify the type of data available from the above sources. Please check all the relevant boxes." Options:  
  - Transactions (e.g., sale/purchases by residents)  
  - Positions/stocks (assets owned by residents)  
  - Crypto assets mined  
  - Others (specify) ____________________
- Q8. "In your opinion, what is the main reason up to this point in time for holding/owning non-liability crypto assets by institutional units (e.g., households, businesses, and other entities) in your country? Please choose only one option." Options:  
  - Long-term investment or speculation  
  - Anonymity of investments (including from illegal activities)  
  - Alternative to fiat currency (for daily payments)  
  - Other reasons (specify) ____________________
- Q9. "Is sale/purchase or holding/owning of non-liability crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin) legally permitted in your country?" Options:  
  - Yes  
  - No  
  - Unknown
- Q10. "Is non-liability crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin) legally accepted as a medium of exchange in your country?" Options:  
  - Yes  
  - No  
  - Unknown
- Q11. "Do you consider, at this stage, that transactions and stocks of non-liability crypto assets (both domestic and cross-border) are currently relevant/materially significant in your country?" Options:  
  - Yes  
  - No  
  - Unknown
- Q12. "In order to maximize transparency, we would like to publish responses to this questionnaire. Do you give consent that your response to this questionnaire can be published?" Options:  
  - Yes  
  - No

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