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Crypto accounting on Lamina1

A practical overview to help finance teams on Lamina1.

Lamina1 is a blockchain platform specifically designed for the metaverse and virtual world applications, co-created by Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson. It focuses on supporting immersive experiences, virtual real estate, and digital asset ownership within virtual environments. The platform emphasizes interoperability between different metaverse applications and virtual worlds. Lamina1 aims to become the foundational infrastructure for the open metaverse ecosystem.

What does crypto accounting on Lamina1 involve?

  • Ingesting on-chain transactions into a human-readable general ledger.
  • Tracking historical token balances and cost basis for realized/unrealized gains.
  • Classifying DeFi (swaps, LP, staking, bridges) with clear audit trails.
  • Mapping activity to a chart of accounts for financial statements.

Recommended workflow for finance teams

  1. Connect wallets, custodians, and contracts relevant to Lamina1.
  2. Auto-tag common patterns (transfers, swaps, fees) using rules.
  3. Reconcile balances across custody sources and on-chain snapshots.
  4. Review exceptions, assign accounts/entities, and export to ERP.

Common accounting treatments on Lamina1

  • Gas fees: typically expensed; capitalize when attributable to asset acquisition.
  • Swaps: disposal + acquisition with fair value at execution.
  • Staking rewards: recognize income upon receipt; track tax lots for disposals.
  • LP positions: record deposits/withdrawals; value positions to capture P/L.

ERP integration

Export summarized journals to your ERP with entity, account, class, and memo dimensions. Keep IDs consistent across environments to support automated, repeatable syncs.

Transactions
Supported
Historical Balances
Supported
DeFi
Limited/Varies