Much of what he had said to others did not check out, either.Īll emerging industries - with their attendant opportunities for entrepreneurial people no one has heard of to get rich real quick - draw at least a few fabulists. Hannum after I talked to him for an article about crypto trading and taxes. I had asked ZenLedger about things I could not verify about Mr. Within a few weeks of announcing the I.R.S. As its chief operating officer, he had spoken with the voice of the company to The Wall Street Journal, Politico and numerous podcasters.Īnd who wouldn’t want to talk to him? In interviews - and a lengthy Forbes profile - he talked about turning his life around and getting his M.B.A., stints at Wall Street heavyweights like Goldman Sachs, and staggeringly profitable crypto investments that allowed him to make millions of dollars for himself and people like the talk show host Larry King. Hannum was front and center in ZenLedger’s news release.
When ZenLedger put out word of a deal in March for the Internal Revenue Service to keep using its software, Dan Hannum said he was “thrilled.” It was a big moment for the company, which has the backing of Mark Cuban and other investors as it aims to be a kind of TurboTax for crypto enthusiasts.