#93: Asset Management & Financial Reporting for DAOs with Jack Gale from kpk (formerly karpatkey)

kpk is redefining crypto treasury management with secure, transparent, fully on-chain systems. In this episode, I speak with Jack Gale, core contributor at kpk (formerly Karpatkey), managing over $1.8B for top DAOs like Gnosis, Aave, ENS, and dYdX.We dive into why an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is essential for DAOs, how kpk builds trust with crypto-native reporting, and a case study with Beefy Finance using Octav for on-chain data tracking.✅ OUR RESOURCES🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - https://app.theaccountantquits.com/ 💌Join our weekly free newsletter and become a confident web3 Accountant ⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/newsletter⁠⁠🤓 Join the FREE Crypto Accounting Class & learn how to start working in web3 accounting ⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/free-class⁠⁠ 🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto ⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy⁠⁠ ✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials👉 LinkedIN: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits⁠⁠ 👉 Twitter(X): ⁠⁠https://x.com/accountantquits⁠⁠ 👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Episode Guest Jack Gale: ⁠https://x.com/iamjackgale🎧 WebsiteFor show notes and past guests, please visit ⁠⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast⁠⁠ Topics Covered:(0:00) Coming Up(2:19)  Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for DAOs(5:31) How to start IPS(7:49) IPS for Ethereum Foundation(12:52) Public IPS examples with ENS, Balancer(13:21) kpk services for asset management & financial reporting(16:46) kpk’s early beginnings(18:19) kpk scaling strategy(20:31) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance(22:12) kpk as on-chain agent(27:58) onchain permissions in practice(30:07) Zodiac Roles Modifier for onchain permissions(33:09) kpk’s open-source toolkit(33:47) Live demo of kpk(35:35) kpk’s DeFi treasury platform(41:09) Inside Beefy Finance Financial Report(45:08) Using Octav to build financial reports of Beefy Finance(51:09) Does Beefy use traditional accounting softwares?(52:55) Final thoughts for DAO contributors & founders(55:36) Jack’s quote(56:24) Reach out to Jack or kpk