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Mathieu Baril joins the Crypto Accounting Academy as an Instructor

Learn from the Founder of Octav, an OG in crypto on best practices for risk management & onchain v/s offchain treasury allocation.

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Dec 6, 2024

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Mathieu Baril, the CEO & Co-Founder at Octav Labs has agreed to join the Crypto Accounting Academy, starting Cohort 5 on January 9th, 2025. As part of our team of esteemed instructors, Mathieu will empower accounting and finance professionals to confidently navigate the business world using digital assets.

Since launching in October 2023, the Crypto Accounting Academy has been on a mission to stay ahead of the curve. Our curriculum evolves with the industry, including notable additions like classes on company formation for web3 startups.

“Mathieu and his team are on a mission to create the most trusted platform for on-chain data, making accountants' lives a lot less painful when it comes to financial reporting. Web3 accountants are more than traditional bookkeepers, and I’m thrilled to have Mathieu share his expertise on risk management for businesses adopting digital assets”
Umar Mallam Hassam, the creator of The Accountant Quits.

About Octav

Octav is a web3 financial data and analytics platform, that aggregates data across wallets, custodians, DeFi protocols, and enriches them with business context for treasury management, reconciliation, audit, or reporting purposes.

With accurate labeling and analysis of your company’s DeFi portfolio, Octav is a helpful tool for CFOs, asset managers, and accountants working in various organizations such as hedge funds, family offices, or financial institutions. Some of their clients include Gelato, Across, Morpho, Swell.

✨ What will Mathieu teach our students

Mathieu will collaborate with Nik Pletikos, our instructor specializing in Treasury Management & Tokenomics, to deliver practical, real-world strategies for managing a crypto treasury. His sessions will cover:

  • Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating risks unique to digital asset portfolios.
  • Budgeting Simulations & Cash Flow Forecasts: Hands-on exercises for realistic financial planning in a volatile environment.
  • Onchain vs. Offchain Treasury Allocation: Strategic decision-making for optimizing asset deployment.

Cohort 5 begins January 9, 2025, and spots are filling up fast. If you’re serious about staying relevant, now’s the time to secure your seat. Don’t wait, register today.

Umar is a Chartered Accountant who spent years as an external auditor at Deloitte and BDO before following his curiosity into the world of digital assets.

Today, he's the Founder of OCF Institute and Host of The Accountant Quits podcast, where he helps finance professionals make sense of onchain accounting and finance, and discover the career opportunities opening up inside companies working with digital assets.


Through in-person events and an online community, Umar also brings together the established voices and rising talent shaping the future of web3 finance.

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