The Accountant Quits Podcast

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

The Accountant Quits Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by The Accountant Quits, with 110 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #111

  #111: Becoming a Web3 CFO with Daniel Lian from fomo

  Jul 23, 202643 minS1

  Daniel Lian has built 3 crypto finance functions from scratch: at dYdX Labs , Walrus Foundation , and now fomo . Same job title, three completely different setups. At dYdX Labs, he was the first finance hire, building treasury from zero. At Walrus Foundation, it meant a multi entity foreign structure including a Cayman Foundation, a token airdrop, and grant programs. Now at fomo, who recently fundraised $75million through a Series B, there is no token or foundation, just a lean team building a social trading app. ✅ 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 Daniel Lian: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lian-3bbb9817/ Website For show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Topics covered: (0:00) Coming Up (2:27) Story behind joining dYdX (5:02) Challenges starting out at dYdX (8:32) Resources for learning onchain finance (10:14) Managing a token airdrop at Walrus (12:55) Get 10% off with Kryptos subledger (14:21) Differences between working for a Lab Co v/s Foundation (16:15) Setting up finance at fomo without a token (19:53) Where can finance leaders add more leverage (21:50) Ops challenges working for a trading app (24:01) Tech stack - subledger, custody & banks (26:33) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance (29:09) Tips on areas to address as a new hire (30:55) Capital allocation decisions (33:50) Web2 CFO v/s Web3 CFO (35:47) Career advice to transition into web3 (37:11) How are you using AI (39:51) Closing thoughts (41:09) Favourite quote (42:15) Reach out to Daniel

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  Episode #110

  #110: Onchain Analytics for Compliance with Provenance

  Jul 9, 20261h 8mS1

  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

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  Episode #109

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

  Jul 2, 20261h 5mS1

  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

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  Episode #108

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

  May 29, 20261h 6mS1

  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 💰Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting using Request Finance & 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://affiliate.kryptos.io/signup?campaign=theaccountantquits⁠⁠⁠ ✊ 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

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  Episode #107

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

  May 5, 202647 minS1

  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 💰Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting using Request Finance & 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://affiliate.kryptos.io/signup?campaign=theaccountantquits⁠⁠ ✊ 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

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