In conversation with Linsday Patterson (AICPA & CIMA, Washington DC), Dr. Smith shares how his work and research on blockchain and accounting technology enables him to offer some welcome illumination on this occasionally opaque intersection of technology, finance, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Sean Stein Smith is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance and an Inc. columnist. An Assistant Professor at Lehman College (CUNY), Dr. Stein is part of the AICPA Leadership Academy Class (2017), was named a "40 under 40" in the accounting profession by CPA Practice Advisor (2017), and a Young Professional of the year by the IMA (2016).