01 Jun PwC’s Henri Arslanian: Blockchain Auditors to Play ‘Pivotal Role’ in Crypto
Professional services giants around the world are playing an increasingly important role in the cryptocurrency sphere, according to a new report from CoinTelegraph: indeed, the ‘Big Four’ of the multinational professional services firm world–Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG–are all gearing up their capabilities to serve crypto and blockchain firms.
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As such, the role of PwC and other professional services firms seems to play an increasingly important role in cryptocurrency adoption across the globe. Henri Arslanian, PwC’s global crypto leader, said that since he joined PwC three years ago, there has been a marked increase in the firm’s crypto-related business dealings.
Specifically, PwC has formed “crypto teams” in 20 countries, consisting of 200 people that perform tax and accounting challenges, as well as audit and assurance services for…