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BFTCPA>Bftcpa: /* Episode: ATL228: AICPA Blockchain Symposium 2025 */
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<p><span class="autocomment">Episode: ATL228: AICPA Blockchain Symposium 2025</span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== '''ATL228: AICPA Blockchain Symposium 2025''' ==<br />
'''Recording Date:''' October 9, 2025 <br />
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'''Release Date:''' October 17, 2025 <br />
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'''Duration:''' 51:33 <br />
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'''Hosts:''' Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA <br />
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'''Series:''' Accounting Technology Lab Podcast <br />
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* [https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/podcasts/2025-aicpa-blockchain-symposium-recap-the-accounting-technology-lab-podcast-oct-2025/ CPAPA Episode Link]<br />
* [https://cpate.ch/ATL228 YouTube Episode Link]<br />
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=== Summary ===<br />
In this episode of the '''Accounting Technology Lab''', hosts '''Randy Johnston''' and '''Brian F. Tankersley''' recap their experience at the '''2025 AICPA Blockchain Symposium'''. The conversation explores how regulators, auditors, and financial professionals are navigating the evolving landscape of digital assets, blockchain, and cryptocurrency. Topics include the '''Clarity Act''', regulation of stable coins, decentralized finance (DeFi), DAOs, tokenization, and the interoperability challenges between blockchains. The hosts highlight the tension between privacy and compliance, the growing influence of institutional investors, the complications of upcoming 1099-DA reporting, and the emerging need for CPAs to develop strong '''AI and data analytics skills''' for digital asset assurance work.<br />
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=== Key Quotes ===<br />
* “There’s too much value tied up in crypto—over $4 trillion—for it to just disappear.” — '''Brian F. Tankersley''' (02:31)<br />
* “About 20% of crypto and stable coins are fraudulent—but that means 80% are valid. We need to separate the sheep from the goats.” — '''Randy Johnston''' (06:34)<br />
* “A DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization—think of it as a self-driving trust.” — '''Brian F. Tankersley''' (28:27)<br />
* “A smart contract is neither smart nor a contract—it’s far more limited in the real world than we once thought.” — '''Randy Johnston''' (40:11)<br />
* “We’re 17 years post–Satoshi Nakamoto, but it still feels like we’ve just left the port—there’s a long way ahead before digital assets are like cash.” — '''Brian F. Tankersley''' (48:46)<br />
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=== Companies and Organizations Mentioned ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Company / Organization<br />
! X (Twitter)<br />
! Facebook<br />
! LinkedIn<br />
! Instagram<br />
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| [[AICPA]] (American Institute of CPAs)<br />
| [https://twitter.com/AICPA @AICPA]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/AICPA AICPA]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/aicpa AICPA]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/AICPA @AICPA]<br />
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| [[Wall Street Blockchain Alliance]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/WSBABlockchain @WSBABlockchain]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/WSBA WSBA]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/wall-street-blockchain-alliance Wall Street Blockchain Alliance]<br />
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| [[JP Morgan Chase]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/jpmorgan @jpmorgan]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/jpmorgan JPMorgan]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/jpmorgan JPMorgan Chase]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/jpmorgan @jpmorgan]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Liberty City Ventures]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/LibertyCityVC @LibertyCityVC]<br />
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| [https://linkedin.com/company/liberty-city-ventures Liberty City Ventures]<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] (PwC)<br />
| [https://twitter.com/PwC @PwC]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/PwC PwC]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/pwc PwC]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/pwc @PwC]<br />
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| [[RSM US LLP]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/RSMUSLLP @RSMUSLLP]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/RSMUSLLP RSM US LLP]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/rsm-us-llp RSM US LLP]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/rsmusllp @rsmusllp]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cohen & Company]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CohenCPA @CohenCPA]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/CohenCPA Cohen & Company]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/cohen-&-company Cohen & Company]<br />
| —<br />
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| [[Mazars]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/MazarsGroup @MazarsGroup]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/MazarsGroup Mazars Group]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/mazars Mazars]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/MazarsGroup @MazarsGroup]<br />
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| [[EisnerAmper]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/EisnerAmper @EisnerAmper]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/EisnerAmper EisnerAmper]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/eisneramper EisnerAmper]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/eisneramper @eisneramper]<br />
|-<br />
| [[CBIZ]]<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CBIZInc @CBIZInc]<br />
| [https://facebook.com/CBIZ CBIZ]<br />
| [https://linkedin.com/company/cbiz CBIZ]<br />
| [https://instagram.com/cbizinc @cbizinc]<br />
|}<br />
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=== See Also ===<br />
* [[Accounting Technology Lab Podcast Episodes]]<br />
* [[AICPA Digital Assets Working Group]]<br />
* [[Blockchain in Accounting]]<br />
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