Armanino Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments, Extends Proprietary Block Explorer

SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Armanino LLP, one of the 25 largest accounting and business consulting firms in the U.S., today announced the firm is accepting payment in more than 1,000 cryptocurrencies. Clients can now effectively pay for accounting and consulting solutions with top coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin and many other altcoins, making Armanino one of the few public accounting firms to accept digital assets. Armanino is also extending the firm’s proprietary block explorer and associated audit tools to a cloud-deployed solution which can be utilized internally or by clients, including virtual currency exchanges (VCEs), custodians and blockchain companies.

“With more fintech companies, banks and brokerages exploring ways to mainstream cryptocurrency, it made sense for Armanino to build the infrastructure necessary to accept cryptocurrency payments for what we expect to be a growing form of payment,” said Andries Verschelden,…