Welcome to The Accountant Quits podcast, an idea born from an inquisitive attempt to find one’s calling. I’m Umar and I will be your host on this series where we look into the impact of blockchain in accounting. From topics around the accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies, the new framework of triple entry accounting, the challenges at hand for audit and tax, and many more, we will look into how the profession of accounting is evolving and how accountants should prepare themselves for the future of work. Website - www.theaccountantquits.com
Fundraising in web3 isn’t just web2 with a token attached.
On Episode 101, we break down what actually changes when you introduce tokens, interoperability, decentralization, and community ownership into the funding model.
I’m joined by Max Torres, Managing Partner at Taco3 Ventures and former Head of Finance at 0x Labs, where he helped raise $85M across Series A & B.
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(0:00) Coming Up
(2:27) Max’s web3 background
(7:03) Fundraising in web2 v/s web3
(9:06) SAFE & SAFT
(11:11) Pro-rata rights of token supply
(14:01) Fundraising Preparation
(17:50) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(19:29) Understanding Tokenomics
(23:01) Fundraising process for founders
(26:46) Fundraising data platforms
(28:05) Closing the deal
(31:04) Launchpads as fundraising tools
(34:14) Future of web3 fundraising
(37:11) Taco3 Ventures services
(39:08) CFO role in web3
(41:25) CFO skills for web3
(44:27) Reach out to Max
Operational security is becoming the biggest priority in crypto, here’s how top teams protect their onchain treasuries.
Safe is the gold standard for smart contract wallets, securing over $60billion for organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Optimism, Polygon, Chainlink, Morpho, and ENS.
In this episode, with Shebin John, Research Engineer at Safe Research, we explore how they’re building the next generation of treasury security, bringing approvals, spending limits, and segregation of duties directly into smart contract wallets.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:42) Thank you for Episode 100
(3:41) Onchain treasury security challenges
(5:50) Safe Modules and Guards
(9:32) How Guards Work
(10:59) New feature with Spaces
(13:43) Delegate call overview
(16:11) Guardrail protection explained
(18:28) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(20:08) Fiducia & co-signers
(24:58) Policy Engines
(30:55) Implementing Policy Engine
(32:51) Zodiac’s Role Modifier
(34:52) Safe Research’s vision
(38:01) Other Safe projects
(39:42) Adoption hurdles
(41:25) Implementation barriers for finance teams
(42:59) Concluding thoughts
(45:35) Reach out to Shebin
Why are so many Web3 projects with massive treasuries not doing active treasury management?
That’s the question we explore in this episode with Bo Zhang, COO at Function: a project building the rails that allow Bitcoin to actually function: liquid, composable, and yield-generating.
Together with Bo, we dive deep into the intersection of institutional trading & token management, treasury management, and working with market makers.
Bo is also one of the instructors of our upcoming course: the Crypto Treasury Management Academy launching October 29th, designed to help web3 finance professionals learn how to optimize, allocate, and protect their organization’s crypto treasury.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:44) Background in web3
(6:02) Stress testing DeFi protocols
(11:25) Treasury management for web3 projects
(14:41) Active treasury management
(17:36) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(19:16) Working with market makers
(22:54) Crypto hedging basics
(26:27) Outsourcing crypto hedging
(28:19) Do web3 organizations use derivatives
(29:24) Evolution of Bitcoin DeFi
(35:56) About Function & FBTC
(37:30) Lessons from Ren Protocol
(42:14) Function’s vision & RWAs
(45:32) Guiding principles for web3 treasuries
(48:36) Reach out to Bo Zhang
Max Kalyuzhnyi, Head of Operations at Everclear Foundation, shares his journey from Big4 audit to web3 finance.
We cover token migrations, fundraising, vibe-coding, and the tools he uses for web3 ops, from Toku & Sablier to Integral, Rain, and Dakota.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:52) Career transition into web3
(6:02) Overview of Everclear
(8:58) Bridging example
(11:02) Fees of Everclear
(12:27) Subledger implementation
(14:33) Switching from Bitwave
(17:38) Creating chart of accounts
(19:12) Feedback for subledgers
(22:23) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(24:02) Fair value gain after TGE event
(29:00) Token migration & coordinating with exchanges
(36:06) Service providers for token migration
(37:44)Tools for token distribution
(42:26) Toku, Sablier & custom contracts
(44:00) Cost optimization
(50:15) Other tools for web3 ops
(52:41) AI-Assisted vibe-coding
(56:40) Advice for web3 transition
(59:17) Reach out to Max Kalyuzhnyi
Deloitte has been on the front lines of digital assets, working with exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and enterprises to bring crypto into regulated finance.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jérémy Stevance, Manager on Deloitte France’s Digital Assets Team, who has spent the last four years building their crypto audit practice.
He’s worked with Web3 leaders like Circle, Binance, and Crypto.com, as well as traditional giants like LVMH and Société Générale.
We also discuss Coinia, Deloitte’s proprietary tool that reconciles hundreds of thousands of blockchain transactions directly to client books.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:14) Blockchain nodes and completeness
(7:36) Third-party data provider
(11:20) Working with Deloitte’s global network
(12:22) Proving ownership of wallets
(16:37) Ensuring wallet completeness
(18:29) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(20:20) Wallet documentation
(21:46) Auditing crypto exchanges
(26:09) Accepting an audit engagement
(28:40) How Jérémy transitioned from web2 to web3
(34:05) Deloitte clients
(36:05) Proof of reserves with Circle
(39:00) Adoption of crypto from enterprises in France
(44:17) Relying on subledgers
(46:18) Advice for web3 career
(49:29) Reach out to Jeremy
Should a crypto subledger do more than just bookkeeping and reporting?
Kryptos began as a retail-focused crypto tax tool. Today, it has evolved into an enterprise-grade accounting platform, offering not just bookkeeping, but also treasury management, token vesting, payroll, invoicing, audits, and even proof-of-reserves.
On Episode 96, we spoke with Sukesh Tedla, CEO of Kryptos, to discuss their leap from consumer to enterprise, the hurdles of adoption, and how automation and AI are reshaping the future of crypto accounting
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(0:00) Coming Up
(1:54) Why launch a subledger
(3:20) Using Kryptos SDK
(7:43) Retail tax calculators switching to enterprise
(11:01) Enterprise v/s retails sales
(12:04) Custom enterprise requirements
(14:19) All-in-one subledger
(16:21) Partnerships & integrations
(17:22) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(19:01) Kryptos Enterprise demo
(29:09) Pricing
(32:05) AI-powered crypto accounting
(34:35) Adoption of crypto in Sweden
(36:39) Closing Thoughts
(38:22) Reach out to Sukesh
Navigating Web3 operations isn’t always glamorous.
While developers are busy building, someone needs to ensure the machines run smoothly behind the scenes.
Sarah Luehrs is the COO at Union Labs, and she pulls back the curtain on what it takes to navigate web3 operations and scale a remote-first team.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:36) How Sarah started in web3
(6:30) From Tokensoft to Union Labs
(7:12) What is Union?
(9:32) Challenges of web3 operations
(12:35) Recurring tasks
(15:11) Secrets to CEO/COO Harmony
(17:47) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(19:25) Challenges of treasury management
(22:58) Web3 tools (payroll, subledger)
(28:13) Working on a token launch
(29:51) Token launch checklist
(32:58) Challenges setting up a Foundation
(36:43) Head of Foundation in Cayman Islands?
(38:34) How to have a web3 career
(41:02) Favourite learning resources
(44:22) Sarah’s maxim
(47:19) Reach out to Sarah on X
Ep. 94 dives into the newly signed GENIUS Act and what it means for stablecoin issuers. I’m joined by Nestor Dubnevych (Legal Nodes) to unpack its impact on licensing, compliance, and cross-border operations.
We also cover global regulatory trends and what teams need to know when building crypto payment products.
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Topics covered
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:14) GENIUS Act Explained
(4:51) Winners & losers of GENIUS Act
(7:00) Compliance costs
(11:37) Future of stablecoins and banks
(14:03) On-ramping & off-ramping opportunities
(16:33) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(18:12) Yield-bearing stablecoins
(21:42) Global stablecoin regulations
(24:36) Compliance for crypto payments gateways
(27:42) Geographical use case trends
(30:10) RWA compliance
(35:05) Legal Nodes services
(37:41) How Legal Nodes evolved since 2018
(39:21) Clarity Act
(40:57) Regulatory interoperability
(43:48) Reach out to Nestor or Legal Nodes
kpk is redefining crypto treasury management with secure, transparent, fully on-chain systems. In this episode, I speak with Jack Gale, core contributor at kpk (formerly Karpatkey), managing over $1.8B for top DAOs like Gnosis, Aave, ENS, and dYdX.
We dive into why an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is essential for DAOs, how kpk builds trust with crypto-native reporting, and a case study with Beefy Finance using Octav for on-chain data tracking.
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Topics Covered:
(0:00) Coming Up
(2:19) Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for DAOs
(5:31) How to start IPS
(7:49) IPS for Ethereum Foundation
(12:52) Public IPS examples with ENS, Balancer
(13:21) kpk services for asset management & financial reporting
(16:46) kpk’s early beginnings
(18:19) kpk scaling strategy
(20:31) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance
(22:12) kpk as on-chain agent
(27:58) onchain permissions in practice
(30:07) Zodiac Roles Modifier for onchain permissions
(33:09) kpk’s open-source toolkit
(33:47) Live demo of kpk
(35:35) kpk’s DeFi treasury platform
(41:09) Inside Beefy Finance Financial Report
(45:08) Using Octav to build financial reports of Beefy Finance
(51:09) Does Beefy use traditional accounting softwares?
(52:55) Final thoughts for DAO contributors & founders
(55:36) Jack’s quote
(56:24) Reach out to Jack or kpk
Web3 is global, but where you set up your company matters.
One growing hotspot is Panama.
Panama doesn’t have specific crypto laws yet, so Web3 projects don’t need special licenses. It’s unregulated, but still legal.
Plus, there’s 0% corporate tax on foreign income, making it a great place for innovation.
To break it all down, I’m joined by Edgar Young, Partner at Pacifica Legal, a firm that’s helped over 270 Web3 companies incorporate in Panama.
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Topics covered;
(0:00) Coming Up
(0:51) Episode intro
(2:35) How Pacifica Legal started
(5:53) Panama’s crypto evolution
(7:42) Tax environment in Panama
(13:17) Tax obligations for founders from Panama
(18:38) Thanks to our sponsor Octav
(20:20) Token launch setup with SPV & Foundation
(24:24) Controlling interest in subsidiaries
(26:07) How funds flow between entities
(26:56) Setup time & costs
(27:51) Sociedad Anónima vs. Foundation
(33:20) Bearer shares in Panama
(35:42) DAO setup in Panama
(38:14) DAO distributions to token holders
(39:14) Thanks to our sponsor Request Finance
(40:53) Panama v/s Cayman Foundations
(45:12) Ownerless Foundation in Panama
(47:11) Reputation risks
(50:56) Crypto-friendly banks
(55:19) Going bankless?
(57:04) Pacifica’s crypto legal services
(58:17) Onboarding process
(59:12) Filing & Compliance
(01:01:23) Final Thoughts
(01:03:14) Reach out to Edgar
Banking has always been about trust and control. Neobanks upgraded the user experience, but the system remained centralized.
Now, we’re in the third wave: DeFi banks, a non-custodial, blockchain-based, and fully user-controlled.
Leading this shift is EtherFi, offering a seamless way to save, earn, and spend without traditional banks. Think fiat on/off ramps, asset deployment into BTC, ETH, stables, staking, swapping, and more all in one place.
Jozef Vogel, COO of EtherFi, shares how finance professionals can start using these tools in their day to day business.
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Topics covered;
(0:00) Coming Up
(0:31) Episode intro
(2:38) ether.fi’s growth to $6.8B TVL
(6:47) Ether.fi as a DeFiBank - save, earn, & spend
(12:32) Thanks to our sponsor Octav
(14:15) Ether.fi’s liquid vaults for DeFi rewards
(16:20) Onboarding for institutions
(18:12) Use cases for off ramping product
(20:34) ether.fi’s business model & why DeFi can outperform TradFi
(23:59) Transparency in DeFi
(25:15) Subledgers for public DeFi reporting?
(26:20) ether.fi Cash product
(28:04) Thanks to our sponsor Request Finance
(29:34) ether.fi’s corporate card features
(31:19) What is a BIN sponsor
(32:20) How borrowing works in ether.fi
(34:32) Strategy to reach CeFi & neobank users
(35:52) Licensing & navigating global regulation.
(37:06) Do web3 projects still need a bank?
(39:16) Hiring at ether.fi
(40:13) Final thoughts
(40:44) Partnership opportunities
(41:41) Connect with Jozef