The Last Trade E039: Institutionalizing Bitcoin with KPMG
Brian Cubellis, Jesse Meyers, and Michael Tanguma welcome KPMG partners Brian Consolvo and Enquan to discuss how one of the world's largest professional services firms is building serious Bitcoin infrastructure around auditing, custody verification, and ESG compliance. Brian Consolvo and Enquan share how their paths to Bitcoin conviction followed the classic arc of initial skepticism, followed by deeper investigation during the post-financial-crisis era of monetary experimentation. The conversation explores how KPMG is auditing public companies in the Bitcoin space, verifying on-chain assets, and developing the proof-of-reserves frameworks that institutional clients increasingly require. The episode makes clear that when Big Four accounting infrastructure arrives around an asset class, it signals a fundamental shift in institutional legitimacy.
Show Notes
Brian Cubellis, Jesse Meyers, and Michael Tanguma welcome KPMG partners Brian Consolvo and Enquan to discuss how one of the world's largest professional services firms is building serious Bitcoin infrastructure around auditing, custody verification, and ESG compliance. Brian Consolvo and Enquan share how their paths to Bitcoin conviction followed the classic arc of initial skepticism, followed by deeper investigation during the post-financial-crisis era of monetary experimentation. The conversation explores how KPMG is auditing public companies in the Bitcoin space, verifying on-chain assets, and developing the proof-of-reserves frameworks that institutional clients increasingly require. The episode makes clear that when Big Four accounting infrastructure arrives around an asset class, it signals a fundamental shift in institutional legitimacy.
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