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My specialty lies in resolving complex issues for crypto natives, major law firms, traditional financial institutions, and private individuals in digital assets, blockchain and fixed income markets. My boutique advisory firm UpAI, LLC uses a unique blend of deep crypto asset knowledge and capital markets expertise and augmented intelligence methods to deliver solutions in both disputes-related and non-litigation projects which require valuation, investigative and economic analysis skills. My clients include token issuers, crypto exchanges, blockchain companies, DeFi protocols, crypto executives, financial institutions, private individuals, and their legal counsel. In cryptocurrencies, I focus on blockchain economics, token valuation, damages analyses virtual asset tracing investigations, crypto market manipulation investigations, responses to regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions, as well as white collar crime related matters. My crypto expert testimony experience includes several high-profile regulatory inquiries and litigations against token issuers, market manipulation investigations on behalf of blockchain foundations, blockchain company disputes, disputes involving crypto mining companies, complex investigations related to crypto asset recovery and claims of money laundering, as well as token valuation for a major custodian as part of a tax dispute. In addition to disputes related expert work, I am actively involved in public discussions, blockchain events and education, as well as publishing on the issues of cryptocurrencies and crypto regulation. With my 15 years of market strategy, bond trading and hedge fund portfolio management experience, coupled with extensive expert experience in securities litigation, I also assist financial institution clients with advice and expert services in structured finance products, mortgage-backed securities[, Treasuries, futures and interest rate derivatives. My expert testimony and consulting experience in capital markets includes mortgage-backed securities and CDO/CDS litigations, derivatives valuation and damages assessment, market structure analyses, as well as responses to regulatory inquires in and allegations of anti-trust violations by broker-dealers in institutional fixed income markets. The postings on this site represent solely my own views.