Expert Details
Capital Markets, Derivatives, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
ID: 739777
Connecticut, USA
Currently, Expert is a Consultant on financial markets, derivatives, blockchain, and digital assets. He has a deep understanding of the incentive structures surrounding layer-1 and decentralized finance protocols. He also has extensive interactions with numerous layer-1 blockchains, DeFi protocols, and NFTs over thousands of transactions. Prior, he was a Managing Partner of an alternative asset fund focused on a diversified portfolio of layer-1 cryptocurrencies.
Expert has experience with energy trading, having co-founded a proprietary trading group focused on energy commodities and another hedge fund focused on the trading of physical cargoes and exchange listed derivatives of fuel ethanol.
He is an expert witness on regulatory issues involving blockchain and digital assets.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1987 | Degree: BS | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: New York Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2023 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Employer providing subject matter expertise and litigation expert witness support.• Broad experience as a trader and manager in a range of traditional and digital asset markets. • Deep understanding of the incentive structures surrounding layer-1 and decentralized finance protocols. • Extensive interaction with numerous layer-1 blockchains, DeFi protocols, and NFTs over thousands of transactions. • Comprehensive grasp of the uses and constraints of blockchain technology, the requirements for institutional participation in the space, and the legal and regulatory issues contemplated. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2023 | Employer: Cryptanalysis Capital | Title: Managing Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Co-founder and managing partner of an alternative asset fund focused on a diversified portfolio of layer-1 cryptocurrencies.• Researched the suitability of digital assets for portfolio inclusion. • Portfolio trader for strategy execution. • Managed operations for yield farming and protocol staking on multiple blockchains. • Managed arbitrage section, including coin transfers for position management. • Oversaw compliance protocols surrounding digital asset custody. • Communication lead for investor relations, fund administration and audit. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2017 | Employer: Levante Capital | Title: Managing Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Co-founder of the manager for a hedge fund focused on the trading of physical cargoes and exchange listed derivatives of fuel ethanol.• Head ethanol trader in charge of execution and risk control. • Organized operational procedures for risk control, reporting and treasury functions. • Traded term contracts for fuel ethanol cargoes, closing the geographical and time arbitrage between US mid-west bio-refiners and coastal oil refiners and gasoline blenders. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2008 | Employer: Saxon Financials Ltd. | Title: Head of Energy Trading | Department: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2001 | Employer: RTS, Real Time Systems | Title: Manager | Department: |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 2002 to 2008 | Country / Region: Spain | Summary: Trader of energy derivatives. |
| Years: 1991 to 1999 | Country / Region: United Kingdom | Summary: Trader of interest derivatives. |
| Years: 1989 to 1991 | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Interbank Foreign Exchange Trader |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Regulatory issues involving blockchain and digital assets. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | Intermediate |
| German | Beginner |