Crypto treasury management Academy
Your hub to learn basic to advanced crypto treasury management and high-performance crypto financial strategies.
Introduction
In crypto, the spotlight is often on the engineering or business development teams. But as the events of 2022 have shown, neglecting an organization's financial plumbing has led to the spectacular implosion of key industry players.
Poor crypto treasury management practices, and improper tooling can have catastrophic consequences. From using Slack emojis to approve corporate expenses, not keeping a registry of employees on payroll, or having zero hedge against token prices going south because we are in a “supercycle”.
Money is to organizations, what blood is to our bodies. Whether your organization is a DAO, Foundation, or dApp builder, good crypto treasury management is critical to staying alive and healthy. Just ask exchanges like FTX, CeDeFi lending platforms like Celsius, as well as the thousands of teams and investors that relied on them to manage their crypto treasuries!Â
There is an extensive body of literature on treasury management in traditional finance (TradFi). But many of those concepts don’t translate directly into decentralized finance (DeFi). There are also a number of blog articles, and commentaries on crypto treasury management spread across the internet. But there isn’t a single place that condenses all that knowledge into a simple, practical guide.
We’ve done all that heavy lifting for you.
What Is Crypto Treasury Management
Crypto liquidity management
Ensuring liquidity is the primary goal of good crypto treasury management. Especially in bear markets, when token prices and company valuations tank, the distinction between liquidity and solvency becomes sharper.
Crypto funding management
Thus, this chapter focuses on two subdomains to investing a crypto treasury: (i) crypto trading & hedging, and (ii) crypto portfolio management.
Crypto risk management
This chapter will focus on how Web3 CFOs can identify and assess the different risks they may be exposed to from various treasury activities, and develop appropriate response plans ahead of time to reduce potential downsides.
Crypto treasury management software and solutions
DAO treasury management
However, there are key organizational features of DAOs that require special attention. You’ll learn how to apply these in the context of DAOs.