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More companies hold digital assets on the balance sheet than ever before. Whether it is Bitcoin as a reserve asset, stablecoins for operations, or tokens earned through business activity, treasury teams face a new set of accounting, control, and reporting challenges. The playbook from traditional treasury does not map cleanly. Digital assets move 24/7, custody […]

Why crypto reporting is now a data engineering problem On Jan 8, 2026, the IRS kicked off filing season messaging and made a point of calling out Form 1099-DA. That is the tell. Digital asset reporting is moving from “new rule” to “operational reality.” This year, more teams are going to learn the hard way […]

Reporting and Audit Imperatives for Institutional and Accounting Teams Crypto ETFs are heading into 2026 with a crowded pipeline and growing institutional attention.  If you support ETF issuers, audit teams, treasury organizations, or institutional infrastructure, the operational takeaway is simple: Audit evidence has to be more repeatable, more complete, and easier to reperform. Below is […]

If your digital asset practice grows faster than your training plan, reviews slow and audit risk rises. The fix is not more bodies; it is a predictable training path that turns new staff into confident contributors. With NODE40, training pairs with analyst backup so your team gains independence without losing access to deep expertise. The […]

Valigator and NODE40 Join Forces Staking is evolving. What began as a means to secure decentralized networks has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry that now attracts both retail stakers and institutional investors. With this growth comes higher expectations: performance, reliability, and reporting standards that match what investors rely on in traditional finance. Valigator and NODE40 […]

Digital asset reporting often looks simple in theory: every transaction lives on a blockchain or in an internal ledger designed to track value. In practice, firms quickly discover that the data rarely aligns cleanly. Exchange exports may omit activity. Wallet files can lack essential context. Clients sometimes hand over manually edited spreadsheets that introduce errors. […]

Crypto is messy. For anyone who has ever moved digital assets between wallets, across blockchains, into DeFi vaults, staking pools, or centralized exchanges, you know how quickly the activity becomes overwhelming. Millions of transactions can pile up for a single person or business, and they rarely follow the strict rules of traditional finance. At NODE40, […]

Introduction Confidence is not a slogan. It is an operational choice that produces measurable returns. If reviewers can click from any line item to its origin, they stop debating numbers and start approving them. Teams that can prove every number close faster, spend fewer hours on rework, and scale without multiplying headcount. This post frames […]

Why Tokenized Public Equities on Solana Signal a New Market Phase Galaxy and Superstate just put SEC-registered public equity on Solana. That is not a headline about the distant future. It is a live pathway for compliant, programmable ownership with near-instant settlement and a road toward 24/7 markets. This is the kind of milestone that […]