GBD154 (Blockchain Miniseries #3 of 3) Cryptos, DeFi and NFTs: Accounting for Intangibles

GBD154 (Blockchain Miniseries #3 of 3) Cryptos, DeFi and NFTs: Accounting for Intangibles

Author: AICPA & CIMA April 15, 2021 Duration: 26:28

The disruption is the moment a client knocks on the door... (Your) answer CAN'T be "I don't know what to do!"

Concluding this 3-part blockchain special, CPA.com's Senior Director (Strategy and Innovation) Kacee Johnson talks to returning guest Ron Quaranta, Chairman of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA). They explore some of the most recent developments in blockchain and look ahead at what's to come. Blockchain is one of the many emerging technology trends that have the potential to disrupt the accounting and finance role. This 3-part mini-series explores some of the latest advances with leading subject matter experts, specially recorded in the run-up to our annual Blockchain Symposium. 

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  • Kacee Johnson is a Senior Director for Strategy and Innovation at CPA.com, the business and technology arm of AICPA & CIMA. 

  • Ron Quaranta is the Founder and Chairman of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, the world's leading non-profit trade association promoting the comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and crypto-assets across global financial markets. ​With almost three decades of experience in the global financial services and technology industries, he was named in the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list by Accounting Today in 2018. 

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