Editorial team ·Zurich, Switzerland·Founded 2023

Wag3s Editorial Team

The Wag3s Editorial Team writes about the operational reality of running finance for Web3 — crypto tax across jurisdictions, DeFi accounting at the protocol level, DAO treasury management, and the practical tooling that ties it together. We work alongside the Wag3s product and engineering teams. Our articles are reviewed against current regulatory guidance from HMRC, IRS, BMF, DGFiP, ESTV, IRAS, FATF, and the EU MiCA framework before publication.

Published articles

Topical clusters

Tax jurisdictions covered

2023

Founded in Zurich

Areas of expertise

Crypto tax

Multi-jurisdiction crypto tax: US (IRS, Form 8949), UK (HMRC), France (DGFiP, FEC), Germany (BMF, Spekulationsfrist), Switzerland (ESTV, canton-by-canton wealth tax), Singapore (IRAS), and tax loss harvesting strategies.

On-chain accounting

Bookkeeping for Web3 teams: chart of accounts for crypto, monthly close workflows, IFRS vs GAAP treatment of crypto assets, audit readiness, and multi-chain reconciliation.

DeFi accounting

Liquidity pool accounting, staking rewards tax treatment, yield farming across protocols (Aave, Curve, Convex, Pendle), and bridges/wrapped tokens.

DAO operations

Multi-sig treasury setup with Safe, contributor compensation legal/tax framework, public reporting, and the accounting layer above on-chain activity.

Web3 payroll

Paying contributors in crypto, stablecoin payroll selection (USDC vs USDT vs DAI), token vesting under IFRS 2 / ASC 718, and contractor classification by region.

Compliance & security

MiCA implementation for EU CASPs, AML/KYC frameworks (FATF Travel Rule), and operational security for finance teams handling on-chain treasuries.

Review process

Articles tagged YMYL (tax, regulation, accounting, security) carry a `reviewedDate` and `reviewedBy` field in their metadata. Each is verified against the current text of the relevant authority's guidance before publication and re-reviewed at least annually.

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