This book centers on the transformative impact of blockchain technology, extending beyond cryptocurrencies to reshape financial systems and integrate them into diverse commercial applications. It focuses on developing a Bitcoin Audit Framework (BTC_AF) to address the complexities of auditing bitcoin-associated balances and transactions. Employing a design science methodology, this chapter highlights key challenges faced by financial auditors, including private key management, fraud risks, regulatory compliance, and verifying the existence and ownership of blockchain-based digital assets. Grounded in International Standards on Auditing (ISA), the envisaged framework will aim to enhance transparency and stakeholder confidence in digital asset-related operations. The global evolution of blockchain technologies and their native and non-native assets will be explored, highlighting their implications for audit processes, regulatory oversight, and financial reporting. By offering a validated and actionable framework, the envisaged BTC_AF will contribute to improved audit quality and support the responsible integration of blockchain-based digital assets into traditional financial practices.

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Introduction

  • Wiehann Olivier,
  • Pieter Buys

摘要

This book centers on the transformative impact of blockchain technology, extending beyond cryptocurrencies to reshape financial systems and integrate them into diverse commercial applications. It focuses on developing a Bitcoin Audit Framework (BTC_AF) to address the complexities of auditing bitcoin-associated balances and transactions. Employing a design science methodology, this chapter highlights key challenges faced by financial auditors, including private key management, fraud risks, regulatory compliance, and verifying the existence and ownership of blockchain-based digital assets. Grounded in International Standards on Auditing (ISA), the envisaged framework will aim to enhance transparency and stakeholder confidence in digital asset-related operations. The global evolution of blockchain technologies and their native and non-native assets will be explored, highlighting their implications for audit processes, regulatory oversight, and financial reporting. By offering a validated and actionable framework, the envisaged BTC_AF will contribute to improved audit quality and support the responsible integration of blockchain-based digital assets into traditional financial practices.