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Crypto accounting on Metis

A practical overview to help finance teams on Metis.

Metis is an Ethereum Layer 2 focused on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and community-driven applications. It provides infrastructure for building and managing DAOs with integrated tools for governance, collaboration, and resource management. Metis emphasizes community ownership and decentralized governance while offering scalable blockchain infrastructure. The platform supports the future of work through blockchain-native organizational structures.

What does crypto accounting on Metis 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 Metis.
  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 Metis

  • 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
Supported