"Accounting controls" has to be way, way up there on the list of "systemically important technologies that almost no one would say One Of The Most Important Things Ever Invented." This is about 60% of the reason why Bitcoin exchanges keep blowing up while everyone looks on.
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For example: folks keep implementing M-of-N signatures, which is a very I Work With Computers understanding of separation of duties. The most famous failure of M-of-N signatures was at a cryptocurrency exchange which was 2 of 3 signatures and delegated one to a 3rd party.
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The 3rd party was instructed to autoapprove all signature requests because the request volume was uneconomical to involve a human in the loop. Computer scientists are shaking their heads now but accountants are saying "Actually we see that a lot; that's why we check for it."
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"Why doesn't virtually anyone in the industry just hire an adult?" One of the ways in which accountants, like many professionals, are disciplined is that they require a license and that license is on the line with signing off on certain decisions.
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You have to assume that the calculus for every lawyer and accountant within 10 miles of e.g. an ICO has to include "Hmm I think I have an N% chance of this engagement ending my career so is the expected value of it at least 1 / N% times the net present value of my career."
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"Blockchain muthafucka, gameover" "Er.." "BLOCKCHAIN"
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