by 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
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July 23, 2026
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lian-3bbb9817/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Daniel Lian</a> has built 3 crypto finance functions from scratch: at <a href="https://www.dydx.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">dYdX Labs</a>, <a href="https://walrus.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Walrus Foundation</a>, and now <a href="https://fomo.family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">fomo</a>. Same job title, three completely different setups.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>✅ <strong>OUR RESOURCES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🤓</strong> Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class</a></p><p><br></p><p>🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>✅ EPISODE SPONSORS</p><p><br></p><p>💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits </a></p><p><br></p><p>💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code OCF10) - <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials</strong></p><p>👉 LinkedIN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute</a></p><p>👉 Twitter(X): <a href="https://x.com/ocfinstitute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://x.com/ocfinstitute</a></p><p>👉 YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎙️ Follow Episode Guest </strong></p><p>Daniel Lian: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopoldt-jansen-van-vuuren-acams-1498b6143/ "></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lian-3bbb9817/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lian-3bbb9817/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎧 Website</strong></p><p>For show notes and past guests, please visit <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p><p>(0:00) Coming Up</p><p>(2:27) Story behind joining dYdX</p><p>(5:02) Challenges starting out at dYdX</p><p>(8:32) Resources for learning onchain finance</p><p>(10:14) Managing a token airdrop at Walrus</p><p>(12:55) Get 10% off with <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kryptos subledger</a></p><p>(14:21) Differences between working for a Lab Co v/s Foundation</p><p>(16:15) Setting up finance at fomo without a token</p><p>(19:53) Where can finance leaders add more leverage</p><p>(21:50) Ops challenges working for a trading app</p><p>(24:01) Tech stack - subledger, custody & banks</p><p>(26:33) Get 2 months for free with <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Request Finance</a></p><p>(29:09) Tips on areas to address as a new hire</p><p>(30:55) Capital allocation decisions</p><p>(33:50) Web2 CFO v/s Web3 CFO</p><p>(35:47) Career advice to transition into web3</p><p>(37:11) How are you using AI</p><p>(39:51) Closing thoughts</p><p>(41:09) Favourite quote</p><p>(42:15) Reach out to Daniel</p>
July 9, 2026
<p>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.</p><p>This episode focuses on the Risk & Compliance side with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopoldt-jansen-van-vuuren-acams-1498b6143/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Leopoldt Jansen Van Vuuren</a>, Head of Onchain Analytics at <a href="https://provenancecompliance.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Provenance</a>, a compliance firm serving 400+ clients across 18 jurisdictions in VASPs, crypto funds, tokenised offerings, and DAOs.</p><p><br></p><p>✅ <strong>OUR RESOURCES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🤓</strong> Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class</a></p><p><br></p><p>🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>✅ EPISODE SPONSORS</p><p><br></p><p>💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits </a></p><p><br></p><p>💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code OCF10) - <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials</strong></p><p>👉 LinkedIN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute</a></p><p>👉 Twitter(X): <a href="https://x.com/ocfinstitute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://x.com/ocfinstitute</a></p><p>👉 YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎙️ Follow Episode Guest </strong></p><p>Leopoldt Jansen Van Vuuren: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopoldt-jansen-van-vuuren-acams-1498b6143/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopoldt-jansen-van-vuuren-acams-1498b6143/ </a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎧 Website</strong></p><p>For show notes and past guests, please visit <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p><p>(0:00) Coming Up</p><p>(3:13) Leopoldt’s background</p><p>(5:58) Attribution v/s risk scoring</p><p>(11:16) Tooling like <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Chainalysis</a>, <a href="https://www.trmlabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TRM Labs</a>, <a href="https://www.elliptic.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Elliptic</a></p><p>(17:25) Chokepoints for bad actors </p><p>(20:27) Using mixing protocols like Tornado Cash</p><p>(22:12) Get 10% off with <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kryptos subledger</a></p><p>(23:37) Choosing between compliance tools</p><p>(28:03) Other tools like <a href="https://www.anchain.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">anchain</a>, <a href="https://cyvers.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cyvers</a>, <a href="https://hoptrail.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hoptrail</a></p><p>(29:14) Provenance Services</p><p>(36:55) Fractional Compliance Officer model</p><p>(41:04) Get 2 months for free with <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Request Finance</a></p><p>(42:44) Accountability using outsourced model</p><p>(46:03) Regulatory update with FATF, Travel Rule, CARF</p><p>(49:55) Recurring compliance challenges</p><p>(51:53) Comfort letter for fund administrators</p><p>(53:57) Verifying wallet ownership</p><p>(56:56) New investor subscription process for funds</p><p>(58:01) Tokenized funds regulatory update for Cayman Islands</p><p>(01:01:14) Using AI for onchain analytics</p><p>(01:04:44) Closing thoughts</p><p>(01:05:54) Favourite quote</p><p>(01:07:11) Reach out to Leopoldt</p>
July 2, 2026
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-schnider-98930361/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Roman Schnider</a> spent 15 years at PwC, where he helped build their blockchain assurance practice back in 2016.</p><p>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.</p><p>In 2023, he left to launch <a href="https://inandon.ch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">inandon</a>, a Swiss firm offering CFO as a Service, accounting, and compliance to web3 companies. And in 2025, he set up <a href="https://blockfort.ch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blockfort</a>, a Swiss regulated VASP custodian, built on top of Fireblocks.</p><p><br></p><p>✅ <strong>OUR RESOURCES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/courses</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🤓</strong> Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/free-class</a></p><p><br></p><p>🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-accounting-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>💎 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Treasury Management Academy and learn how to optimize, allocate and protect your organization's treasury - <a href="https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.onchainfinanceinstitute.com/crypto-treasury-management-academy</a></p><p><br></p><p>✅ EPISODE SPONSORS</p><p><br></p><p>💰Request Finance - Simplify crypto AR, AP & accounting & get 2 months for free - <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits </a></p><p><br></p><p>💰 The full-stack OS for Web3 businesses using Kryptos and 10% off (Code OCF10) - <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials</strong></p><p>👉 LinkedIN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/school/ocf-institute</a></p><p>👉 Twitter(X): <a href="https://x.com/ocfinstitute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://x.com/ocfinstitute</a></p><p>👉 YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎙️ Follow Episode Guest </strong></p><p>Roman Schnider: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-schnider-98930361/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-schnider-98930361/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎧 Website</strong></p><p>For show notes and past guests, please visit <a href="https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p><p>(0:00) Coming Up</p><p>(2:39) Roman’s origin story at PwC</p><p>(7:31) From Tezos to in and on</p><p>(10:12) CFO as a Service explained</p><p>(12:43) Common objections from client</p><p>(16:19) CFO as a Service deliverables</p><p>(18:11) Web3 specific deliverables</p><p>(20:09) Get 10% off with <a href="https://kryptos.io/?via=ocf-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kryptos subledger</a></p><p>(21:36) Lessons learned from managing Tezos Foundation treasury</p><p>(27:32) Switzerland as a jurisdiction for foundations</p><p>(30:47) Landing 1st clients at in and on</p><p>(33:35) Lessons from training the team for digital assets</p><p>(38:02) Compliance services</p><p>(41:07) Get 2 months for free with <a href="https://www.request.finance/partners/theaccountantquits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Request Finance</a></p><p>(44:06) <a href="https://blockfort.ch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blockfort</a> for custody</p><p>(50:40) Blockfort v/s Fireblocks</p><p>(54:04) Onboarding with Blockfort</p><p>(56:11) Using AI safely for clients</p><p>(01:00:57) Looking into the future with stablecoins</p><p>(01:03:12) Favourite quote</p><p>(01:03:55) Reach out to Roman</p>
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