How Blockchain Could Still Reshape Business and Accounting | ARC

Technologies like AI and Web3 could eventually unlock blockchain’s full potential.

Accounting ARC
With Liz Mason, Byron Patrick, and Donny Shimamoto
Center for Accounting Transformation

Is blockchain dead? In a thought-provoking Accounting ARC, hosts Liz Mason, CPA, and Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA; and Byron Patrick, CPA.CITP, CGMA; tackle the pressing question and brainstorm other blockchain applications. 

The short answer is no—but the landscape has changed. 

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When blockchain first entered mainstream conversation, it was hailed as a transformative tool capable of revolutionizing financial reporting, auditing, and recordkeeping. However, according to Mason, CEO of High Rock Accounting, the execution challenges are enormous.