WalletDNA Academy · Continuing Education
Crypto Forensics Fundamentals for CPAs
A free, practitioner-built course that takes a CPA from zero crypto experience to reading on-chain evidence, assessing sanctions exposure, tracing funds to the off-ramp, and valuing digital assets as of a date — the work that shows up in forensic, litigation-support, source-of-funds, and estate engagements.
Who it's for
CPAs and accounting professionals who are seeing — or expect to see — digital assets in their work: forensic and litigation-support engagements, AML and source-of-funds review at client acceptance, matrimonial and estate matters involving crypto, and audit responses that touch digital assets. No crypto background is assumed; the course starts from the ledger and builds up.
What you'll be able to do
- ✓Read a blockchain transaction and a wallet analysis without prior crypto experience
- ✓Assess sanctions and AML exposure — direct and upstream — for client acceptance
- ✓Trace funds to the exchange off-ramps where identity is obtainable through legal process
- ✓Value crypto holdings as of a specific date and document the work defensibly
- ✓State plainly what on-chain evidence proves, and where legal process or judgment governs
The curriculum
- 01
Blockchain & wallets for the practitioner
Read an on-chain record with no prior crypto experience — ledgers, addresses, keys, and why “anonymous” is the wrong word.
- 02
Reading a wallet analysis
Interpret a risk score and its breakdown, entity attribution and confidence tiers, and what a label does — and does not — establish.
- 03
Sanctions & AML exposure
Screen against OFAC and other lists, and tell direct exposure apart from indirect (upstream) exposure — why “no direct hit” isn’t “no exposure.”
- 04
Tracing funds & finding the off-ramp
Follow value hop by hop to the fiat exchanges where identity is obtainable by subpoena — direct deposits, sweep-inferred probable addresses, and trace endpoints.
- 05
Valuation, documentation & the limits of evidence
Value a wallet as of a date, document it to survive review, and know exactly what on-chain data proves — and what remains professional judgment.
Each module includes review questions; the course ends with a graded final exam. Completion earns a certificate.
Built by the people who build the tooling
The course is authored by WalletDNA — the wallet-forensics platform practitioners use to run these analyses. Every concept is taught the way the work is actually done: risk scoring with a stated methodology version, the direct-vs- upstream sanctions distinction, the three evidence tiers of off-ramp detection, as-of-date valuation with the price-selection judgment left to you, and the honest boundary that evidence tooling is not an audit opinion.
Explore the underlying material now: Crypto verification for accountants, how risk is scored, and the Academy learning tracks.
Accreditation status
The course is written to NASBA QAS Self-Study structure — measurable learning objectives, review questions, and a graded final exam — and is being placed with a registered CPE sponsor for accredited delivery. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment it's live with credit. A CLE version for attorneys follows, state by state.
CPE credit is granted by the accredited sponsor upon course completion; requirements and acceptance vary by state board. WalletDNA is the course author and content provider.
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