Bitcoin Expert Witnesses

Anchorage, Alaska

Cryptocurrency - blockchain, bitcoin, ethereum, theft, fraud, SIM swap, NFT, investment, ponzi, smart contract, pig butchering, digital asset discovery, ransomware, compliance, crypto, solana, wallet, exchange, scam, USDT

Justin Maile is an expert in cryptocurrency investigations and forensic analysis. He has trained and led a team of the best cryptocurrency analysts in the world at Chainalysis before leading the team at CipherBlade. Over the last 8 years Justin has supported some of the most impactful cases to affect the crypto industry involving dozens of SIM swap cases, most of the crypto exchange hacks, numerous smart contract exploits, multiple ponzi schemes with total losses in the billions of dollars, multiple strains of ransomware, assisted international law enforcement with the takedown of illicit services including child abuse sites, darknet markets, money laundering, malware as a service, and others, and has lead the investigations into hundreds of "pig butchering" and other romance and investment scams. More recently Justin has focused on supporting civil litigation cases like digital asset discovery for divorce cases, bankruptcies, estate management cases involving crypto, and has been ...

Denver, Colorado

Internet, Marketing - SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engines, Digital Marketing, Domain Names, Cybersquatting, Ecommerce, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Online Defamation, Pay Per Click, PPC, Affiliate Marketing, Amazon Marketplace Retailing, Internet Marketing, Web Site Development, Social Media

The best-selling author of SEO for Dummies and dozens of other Internet-technology related books, Peter Kent has been working in SEO since around 1999. He's been online since 1984, and in technology since 1979. He was the founder of an e-business service provider funded by one of the world's largest VC firms, and of an Internet-related publishing company (he built his first ecommerce Web site in 1997), VP of Web Solutions for a national ISP in 2002 (with 60 SEO, PPC, and Web development staff), and VP of marketing for a Web-applications company. Since 2003 Mr. Kent has provided consulting services (in SEO, PPC, Web development, and digital marketing) to literally hundreds of companies, large and small, in various areas of digital marketing, including projects for Amazon, Time Warner Cable / Roadrunner, Lonely Planet, Zillow, Avvo, Honey Baked Ham, Dunn & Bradstreet, and Tower Records. Mr. Kent wrote the Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet in 1993, followed by a plethora of books...

Mission Woods, Kansas

Securities & Investments, Cryptocurrency - CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin, Virtual Currency, Anti-Money Laundering, AML, National Futures Association, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME, Commodities, Options, Trading, Compliance, white-collar, corporate compliance, market manipulation, financial crimes, Fraud

I am a regulatory attorney, consultant, and expert witness with over twenty years of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and technology. I regularly assist attorneys, corporations, and regulators in matters involving securities, derivatives, commodities, broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and financial institutions. My work spans compliance, enforcement defense, risk management, white-collar defense, internal investigations, complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation. My background includes serving as a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where I investigated and litigated high-profile cases involving fraud, market manipulation, and complex financial products, and as Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for a global financial institution, where I oversaw broker-dealer, RIA, hedge fund, and investment company compliance. As a Partner at Kenny...

Amherst, Ohio

Cryptocurrency, Fraud - bitcoin, AML, Compliance, Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering, scams, pig butchering, fraud, blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin ATMs, BTMs, OTC Desks, Exchanges, Audits, Title 31, Regulatory, compliance officer, Risk Management, Financial crimes

Mr. Todd E. Maher, CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI), Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) has worked in banking and financial services over 20 years in capacities of internal controls analyst, AML Investigations and as a compliance officer for companies such as Equity Trust Company, PNC Bank, Halo Platform Development, LLC and is the president of BitSource AML Solutions, LLC, an AML Consulting Firm located in the State of Ohio. A graduate of Kent State University, Mr. Maher became CAMS certified in 2012 and co-founded the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter in 2014. He is also a Certified Bitcoin Professional issued by the Cryptocurrency Certification Consortium since 2017, a CipherTrace certified blockchain examiner, a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI) and a Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist. Mr. Maher has conducted over 80 independent BSA audits of cryptocurrency money service businesses, ranging from Over-th...

Maumee, Ohio

Financial, Securities & Investments - Valuation, Corporate Finance, Damage & Lost Profit, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Banking & Lending, Fiduciary duty & negligence, Investment Losses, Portfolio Allocation, Securities & Derivatives, Risk Management, Consumer Finance, Real Estate, Analytics, Financial Modeling, Bitcoin, Crypto, Islamic Finance, fraud and manipulation

I am a Finance & Investment expert with 25 years of experience. I bring deep analytical and quantitative expertise supported by more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and years of leadership as a business school dean and finance professor. I provide clear, well-supported analyses for attorneys and am available for new expert-witness engagements.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cryptocurrency, Securities & Investments - blockchain, bitcoin, blockchain forensics, hacks, theft, fraud, pig butchering, embezzlement, ransomware, ethereum, crypto, SIM Swaps, compliance, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency tracking, cryptocurrency tracing, staking, NFTs, ponzi schemes, smart contracts

Paul Sibenik is a blockchain forensics and cryptocurrency tracing expert. He frequently conducts investigations in a range of niches, including cryptocurrency hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities, thefts, fraud, SIM Hijacking, fraud, ransomware, embezzlement, and pig butchering scams. Tracking cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum often plays a critical role in his investigations. Additionally, Paul has been appointed as an expert in many civil disputes, including bankruptcy divorce matters, having worked on more than 100 cases involving cryptocurrency in divorce alone. He has also frequently been asked to open on matters related to Anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, cybersecurity, NFTs, and staking.