Expert Witness

Expert witness specializing in cryptocurrency, financial fraud,
and complex asset investigations.

JOHN POWERS, CFE, CTCE

• Cryptocurrency & digital asset disputes 

• Complex financial fraud investigations 

• Domestic, international & offshore asset tracing 

• Concealed & disputed assets 

Representative Engagements

• Federal securities litigation 

• Cryptocurrency fraud 

• Judgment enforcement 

• Bankruptcy 

Why attorneys retain John Powers 

• Objective, independent financial analysis 

• Blockchain analysis integrated with financial investigations 

• Complex financial evidence explained for judges and juries 

• Experience in civil and criminal matters 

• Clear, well-supported expert opinions 

• Expert reports grounded in diligent research and investigation

Qualifications

John Powers is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner (CTCE). He is the founder of Hudson Intelligence with a 25-year career in financial investigations and experience providing courtroom testimony dating to 2000.

Attorneys rely on his ability to clearly explain complex financial evidence. His work combines blockchain analysis with traditional investigative methods to develop clear, objective, fact-based opinions.

His expert analysis has been cited by federal courts in resolving complex cryptocurrency litigation.

Mr. Powers is retained by plaintiff and defense counsel, including Criminal Justice Act (CJA) appointments, in state and federal matters.

His work has involved matters before the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Attorney's Offices, and state and foreign securities regulators.

Mr. Powers provides independent and objective opinions based on the evidence, regardless of the position of the party retaining him.

A graduate of Columbia University, he is based in New York.

Publications & Presentations

Mr. Powers has been featured in The Economist, WIRED, Business Insider, ProPublica, The CPA Journal, and other media discussing fraud, cryptocurrency, and financial investigations.

Mr. Powers has published and presented on cryptocurrency investigations for more than a decade, dating back to “The New Era of Financial Secrecy: Think Bitcoin, not Swiss Banks” in 2013. 

He has also provided educational presentations to judges, attorneys, and law enforcement, including an invited presentation on cryptocurrency evidence at the annual conference of the Washington State Superior Court Judges Association.

Curriculum Vitae - Available Upon Request.