The Accountant Quits Podcast

The Accountant Quits

The Accountant Quits helps finance professionals build real-world Web3 finance skills for accounting, treasury, and finance roles in crypto-native companies. Learn alongside a global community through the Crypto Accounting Academy and Crypto Treasury Management Academy. Our podcast features practitioners building and running finance teams in Web3. Website - www.theaccountantquits.com

  1. Jul 9

    #110: Onchain Analytics for Compliance with Provenance

    Onchain analytics splits into two buckets: Research & Reporting (Dune dashboards, DeFi volume, DAO treasuries) and Risk & Compliance, which layers on attribution (naming wallet clusters) and risk scoring (sanctions, AML exposure) using tools like Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic. This episode focuses on the Risk & Compliance side with Leopoldt Jansen Van Vuuren, Head of Onchain Analytics at Provenance, a compliance firm serving 400+ clients across 18 jurisdictions in VASPs, crypto funds, tokenised offerings, and DAOs. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses⁠⁠⁠ 🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class⁠⁠⁠ 🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠⁠ 💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠⁠ ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS 💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠⁠ 💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code OCF10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ocfinstitute⁠ 👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Leopoldt Jansen Van Vuuren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopoldt-jansen-van-vuuren-acams-1498b6143/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (3:13) Leopoldt’s background (5:58) Attribution v/s risk scoring (11:16) Tooling like Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic (17:25) Chokepoints for bad actors (20:27) Using mixing protocols like Tornado Cash (22:12) Get 10% off with Kryptos subledger (23:37) Choosing between compliance tools (28:03) Other tools like anchain, Cyvers, Hoptrail (29:14) Provenance Services (36:55)  Fractional Compliance Officer model (41:04) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (42:44) Accountability using outsourced model (46:03) Regulatory update with FATF, Travel Rule, CARF (49:55) Recurring compliance challenges (51:53) Comfort letter for fund administrators (53:57) Verifying wallet ownership (56:56) New investor subscription process for funds (58:01) Tokenized funds regulatory update for Cayman Islands (01:01:14) Using AI for onchain analytics (01:04:44) Closing thoughts (01:05:54) Favourite quote (01:07:11) Reach out to Leopoldt

    #110: Onchain Analytics for Compliance with Provenance

  2. Jul 2

    #109: CFO as a Service with the ex CFO of Tezos Foundation

    Roman Schnider spent 15 years at PwC, where he helped build their blockchain assurance practice back in 2016. In 2019, he became CFO of the Tezos Foundation, managing one of the largest crypto treasuries in the industry, over $500 million in fiat, BTC, and XTZ. In 2023, he left to launch inandon, a Swiss firm offering CFO as a Service, accounting, and compliance to web3 companies. And in 2025, he set up Blockfort, a Swiss regulated VASP custodian, built on top of Fireblocks. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses⁠⁠ 🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - ⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class⁠⁠ 🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - ⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠ 💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - ⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠ ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS 💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠ 💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code OCF10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ocfinstitute 👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Roman Schnider: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-schnider-98930361/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (2:39) Roman’s origin story at PwC (7:31) From Tezos to in and on (10:12) CFO as a Service explained (12:43) Common objections from client (16:19) CFO as a Service deliverables (18:11) Web3 specific deliverables (20:09) Get 10% off with Kryptos subledger (21:36) Lessons learned from managing Tezos Foundation treasury (27:32) Switzerland as a jurisdiction for foundations (30:47) Landing 1st clients at in and on (33:35) Lessons from training the team for digital assets (38:02) Compliance services (41:07) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (44:06) Blockfort for custody (50:40) Blockfort v/s Fireblocks (54:04) Onboarding with Blockfort (56:11) Using AI safely for clients (01:00:57) Looking into the future with stablecoins (01:03:12) Favourite quote (01:03:55) Reach out to Roman

    #109: CFO as a Service with the ex CFO of Tezos Foundation

  3. May 29

    #108: Real World Assets Tokenization with Duke Kim from Securitize

    Securitize’s mission is to tokenize the world. With over $4 billion in AUM, they're the global leader in real-world asset tokenization, and their client list speaks for itself: BlackRock, Apollo, Hamilton Lane, and VanEck. Now they've partnered with the New York Stock Exchange to tokenize stocks. In this episode, I sit down with Duke Kim, Director of Institutional Solutions at Securitize Fund Services, to unpack what it actually means to put real-world assets onchain, why institutions are leaning in, and what the tokenization of stocks through the NYSE could mean for the future of finance. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses⁠ 🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - ⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class⁠ 🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - ⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠ 💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - ⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠ ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits 💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code TAQ10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute⁠⁠ 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Duke Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedukekim/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (2:55) Duke’s origin story (7:48) Blackrock and tokenized funds (14:08) Feedback from asset managers (18:25) Securitize’s role in tokenization (21:29) $600m to $5bn AUM growth (24:54) Securitize Fund Services (29:52) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (31:31) Tokenization of stocks with NYSE (38:58) Is tokenized security an ERC-20 (39:34) Blockchains Securitize support (41:47) Tech stack for tokenized assets (48:19) Pricing source (50:00) Onchain vaults & Securitize (55:29) Trillion dollar opportunity for tokenization (59:24) Securitize IPO (01:01:24) Career opportunities at Securitize (01:02:30) Takeaways on tokenization (01:03:58) Favorite quote

    #108: Real World Assets Tokenization with Duke Kim from Securitize

  4. May 5

    #107 - Web3 Directorship Services with Petri Basson from Hash Directors

    Most web3 founders appoint a director without truly understanding what that person is signing up for. Get it wrong, and it's not just a governance problem, it's a personal liability problem. Petri Basson, Founder of Hash Directors, has sat on foundations, non-token web3 projects, and crypto funds across the Cayman Islands. In this episode, he breaks down exactly what a director is responsible for and what happens when things go wrong. Petri is also an Advisor to Lemma, exTreasury, & Provenance, and serves as Chairman of BACI, the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands, known for also organizing Cayman Crypto Week. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses 🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class 🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy 💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code TAQ10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute⁠ 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Petri Basson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petri-basson/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (2:35) How Petri got into web3 (4:42)  Web2 v/s web3 directorship (8:21)  Hash Directors overview (10:40)  Directorship: Cayman Foundation (16:54)  Directorship: Non-token projects (18:25) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (20:05)  Directorship: VASP (25:35) Role of VASP Supervisor (29:05) Governance stack (31:55) Directorship: Crypto Funds (35:11)  Non-executive directorship (36:45)  Substance requirements in Cayman (40:49)  Cayman Crypto Week & what is BACI (46:34) Reach out to Petri

    #107 - Web3 Directorship Services with Petri Basson from Hash Directors

  5. Apr 10

    #106: Web3 Fractional CFO and Directorship Services (With the Ex Head of Finance at Safe)

    Token launches aren’t just hype, they come with tough decisions around valuation, post TGE treasury management, choosing market makers, and legal structures (Foundation and Token SPV) In this episode, Kevin Leuthardt (Founder of threek advisory, Fractional Web3 CFO and expert director, and former finance lead at Arweave, Safe, and WalletConnect) shares what really happens behind the scenes from TGE to governance and treasury management. If you’re building in Web3 and want to move beyond hype into real execution, this conversation will give you the clarity most teams wish they had earlier. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/free-class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code TAQ10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Kevin Leuthardt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-leuthardt/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (2:56) Web3 journey to Fractional CFO (6:21) TGE readiness playbook (11:35) Post-TGE Founder mistakes (14:45) How many market makers (21:02) Loan option v/s retainer model (25:01) Market maker recommendation (27:16) Budget for market makers (29:01) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (30:40) Web3 director roles explained (34:13) Personal liability for directorship (37:24) Swiss vs Cayman Foundations (40:28) Residency and directorship (42:31) Onchain treasury management execution (48:30) Counterparty & correlation risk (53:17) Web3 M&A with tokens (58:34) threek advisory services overview (1:02:39) Are tokens less appealing now (1:06:57) AI in Fractional CFO work (1:10:56) Key Takeaways (1:13:43) Reach out to Kevin

    #106: Web3 Fractional CFO and Directorship Services (With the Ex Head of Finance at Safe)

  6. Mar 12

    #105: Crypto Asset Management & Fund Accounting with Damon Xu from 1Token

    Crypto funds trade across exchanges, wallets, custodians, and DeFi protocols. Trading may be easy but reconciling everything isn’t. In this episode, I speak with Damon Xu, Founder & CEO of 1Token, about the infrastructure behind institutional crypto asset management. 1Token is a SOC 2 certified platform used by crypto funds and asset managers to manage portfolios, risk, and reporting across CeFi and DeFi, aggregating trades, transactions, and positions across exchanges, custody, OTC desks, wallets, and protocols while automating reconciliation, NAV, and reporting. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/free-class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS 💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠ 💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code TAQ10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Damon Xu: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-xu-41163938/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (3:12) Damon’s quant background (6:13) Early crypto fund challenges (8:38) About 1Token (9:44) Crypto PMS Explained (15:59) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (17:39) PMS for market maker v/s asset manager (19:29) 1Token for fund admin (21:47)  Comparing 1Token & Paxus, Geneva (24:36) 1Token v/s subledger (26:38) DeFi data (29:27) Valuation & pricing sources (32:38) 1Token’s risk management system (35:49) Understanding risk curators (40:17) How to Choose a risk curator (42:27) 1Token feature for onchain vaults (44:34) 1Token Demo (50:49) Using AI in crypto funds (54:37) Reach out to Damon

    #105: Crypto Asset Management & Fund Accounting with Damon Xu from 1Token

  7. Feb 27

    #104: The Modern CFO Stack: Stablecoins & Yield with Stepan Simkin from Squads & Altitude

    Your CFO is not your CTO, and in web3, confusing the two can cost you. After scaling Squads into the leading multisig on Solana (securing $12B+ in digital assets), Stepan noticed something surprising: teams were using multisigs as their business bank account. Self-custody? Yes Operational efficiency? Not quite. And that gap led to Altitude. Altitude is a stablecoin-native finance platform combining payments (ACH, Wire, SEPA), treasury yield, AR/AP workflows, and soon corporate cards, giving companies global access without relying on a traditional bank. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses⁠⁠⁠⁠  🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/free-class⁠⁠⁠⁠  🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠  💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠⁠⁠  ✅ EPISODE SPONSORS 💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - ⁠⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits ⁠⁠ 💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code TAQ10) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute⁠⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Stepan Simkin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/SimkinStepan 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (3:05) Stepan’s Background (4:46) Stablecoin Adoption (8:40) From Squads to Altitude (12:49) Using a self custodial ‘bank’ (16:12) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (17:51) Stablecoin powered business banking (21:05) Yield on stablecoins (25:09)  CFO’s due diligence (27:30) Privacy for payments (31:18) Privacy solution on Solana (32:19) Altitude Demo (35:42) Squads integration with Altitude (37:01)  Onboarding to Altitude (37:33) Agentic automation workflows (40:28) Is Altitude for Solana users only (42:03) Accounting in Altitude (43:42) Closing thoughts (45:37) Reach out to  Altitude

    #104: The Modern CFO Stack: Stablecoins & Yield with Stepan Simkin from Squads & Altitude

  8. Jan 29

    #103: Starting a Crypto Accounting Firm with Mackenzie Thota from Hash Basis

    If you’re in a stable 9-to-5 job and thinking, “In 2026, I want to start my own crypto accounting firm” , this episode is for you. Starting an accounting practice isn’t just about technical skills. One of the first and most important decisions you’ll make is choosing your niche, and in crypto, that decision shapes everything that follows. My guest is Mackenzie Thota, Founder of Hash Basis. At only 25 years old, she left a secure crypto accounting role at Figment, one of the leading blockchain validators, to go fully entrepreneurial and build a crypto-native accounting & tax firm. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses⁠⁠⁠  🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/free-class⁠⁠⁠  🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠⁠  💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy⁠⁠⁠  💰Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting using Request Finance & get 2 months for free - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials 👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Mackenzie Thota: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenziepatel/ 🎧 Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (3:13) Quitting the 9-5 job (6:11) Do you make enough money (10:20) Hash Basis overview (7:19) Checklist to start (13:12) Crypto tax or accounting first? (15:35) Finding your first client (17:09) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (19:17) Finding your ideal clients (23:10) Sales call (25:38) Red flags on sales call (27:02)  Client onboarding process (29:44)  Pricing mistakes (32:48) What makes a client complex? (35:39) Learnings from external audits (36:54) Practice management tools (39:43) Other tools (40:29) Choosing a subledger (43:50) Recharge subledger expense to clients (44:44) Cost for minimum viable tech stack (46:36) Using AI/Automation (49:15) Hiring contractors remotely (52:05) Training the team (53:46) New DeFi challenges (57:24) Mackenzie’s advice (58:16) Reach out to  Mackenzie

    #103: Starting a Crypto Accounting Firm with Mackenzie Thota from Hash Basis
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