Robert Musiala has been working in the blockchain and cryptocurrency market since 2012, including working with a U.S. national security community client, advising on compliance with various regulatory regimes and serving as the court appointed receiver to investigate and secure assets related to a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The inventor of a granted blockchain patent and another pending patent, he works directly with tech teams to build solutions that are compliant by design. Robert is co-leader of the Blockchain Practice at BakerHostetler.
Robert’s practice includes advising blockchain industry clients on the application of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and regulations issued by the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Robert also counsels clients that have previously completed “initial coin offering” events on strategies for mitigating personal and business risk, limiting business disruption and achieving regulatory compliance. His experience also includes assisting clients with blockchain-based alternative trading system (ATS) applications, advising blockchain technology firms on strategies for achieving compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and counseling businesses that are working with blockchain enterprise consortia.
Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Robert was a founding member of the blockchain practice at a “Big Four” accounting firm and one of the largest professional services firms in the world, where he was introduced to blockchain through his work as an intelligence analyst and financial crimes investigator. His achievements in threat finance include managing a team of investigators to collect intelligence and produce a threat/counter-threat analysis on cryptocurrency and blockchain for a U.S. national security community client. An innovative thought leader, Robert is the inventor of a patent-pending blockchain micropayments system. He is also the co-inventor and primary concept developer of a patent-pending system that leverages blockchain technology to promote transparency, speed and security and mitigate economic crime in funds governance and aid distribution programs.