{"id":282284,"date":"2022-12-16T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=282284"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:02:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:02:07","slug":"audits-firms-armanino-mazars-ditch-crypto-clients-in-wake-of-pushback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/audits-firms-armanino-mazars-ditch-crypto-clients-in-wake-of-pushback\/","title":{"rendered":"Audits firms Armanino, Mazars ditch crypto clients in wake of pushback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Audit firms Armanino and Mazars are set to drop their crypto clients following controversies and community pushback.<\/p>\n<h2>Armanino, Mazars jump ship<\/h2>\n<p>Auditors Armanino and Mazars count several high-profile crypto companies among their collective clients, including Nexo, Gate, FTX, Kraken, Binance, and Crypto.com.<\/p>\n<p>However, the efficacy of crypto audits has been called into question recently, primarily due to the collapse of FTX.<\/p>\n<p>FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Nov. 11 amid a flurry of controversy, including allegations of fraud and misuse of customers' funds. In a bankruptcy filing last month, newly appointed CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/new-ftx-ceo-john-rays-statement-on-bankruptcy-case-tells-tale-of-an-unmitigated-disaster\/\">John Ray<\/a> commented that he had substantial concerns with the company's financial records:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[There was] s<span id=\"page1R_mcid2\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">uch a complete failure of corporate<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy fin<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ancial information.<\/span><\/span>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefinancestory.com\/who-are-armanino-and-prager-metis-auditors-of-ftx\">Prager Metis CPAs<\/a> sign off on FTX Trading LLC's financial statements for 2020 and 2021. At the same time, Armanino signed off on FTX U.S.'s financial statements for the same period.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloombergtax.com\/financial-accounting\/ftx-collapse-puts-auditors-in-crosshairs-of-clients-regulators\">lawsuit<\/a> filed last month, Prager Metis CPAs and Amanino were accused of being &#8220;willfully blind&#8221; to the &#8220;racketeering&#8221; at the disgraced exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Although Armanino has not commented on the situation, sources claim the firm has decided to cease working with crypto clients, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/emilymason\/2022\/12\/15\/ftx-accounting-firm-armanino-ends-crypto-audit-practice\/?sh=2b4b2b37362f\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-16\/mazars-to-pause-all-work-for-crypto-clients-binance-says-lbqbamw7\">Bloomberg<\/a>, Binance's auditors, Mazars, have also decided to put a hold on working with crypto clients.<\/p>\n<p>Following the FTX collapse, crypto platforms rushed to provide Proof of Reserves (PoR) to calm investors' fears of insolvency. In Binance\/Mazars' case, critics said PoR is flawed and does not give the same scrutiny as a full audit.<\/p>\n<p>Binance suffered a run this week, which saw cumulative outflows peak at approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xngmi\/status\/1603476968468631552\">$7.5 billion<\/a>. Binance CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1602676998094069760\">Chanpeng Zhao<\/a> said it was a &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">good idea to &#8220;stress test withdrawals.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Crypto accounting standards unclear<\/h2>\n<p>Arca CIO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdorman81\/status\/1603538603824422912\">Jeff Dorman<\/a> pointed out that &#8220;auditors are still learning&#8221; when it comes to crypto audits, and, in any case, it is difficult to prove access for every token listed as an asset.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Per audit issues above, in a &#8220;guilty til proven innocent&#8221; environment, it's virtually impossible for Binance (or any exchange) to actually prove innocence in a timely fashion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">No matter what they do, it won't be enough in naysayers' eyes.<\/span>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What's more, Dorman's point touches on the lack of clear guidance from accounting standards on treating digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>While that alone is no excuse for being &#8220;wilfully blind,&#8221; it still highlights the deficiencies of applying legacy safeguards in their current form on digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTC_Archive\/status\/1603709897467744257\">BTC_Archive<\/a>, Mazars has removed access to its PoR assessments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audit firms Armanino and Mazars are set to drop their crypto clients following controversies and community pushback. 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