Michael Wagner

Michael hails from an eclectic background in finance, technology, and the blockchain & cryptocurrency industries. His traditional career work developed aptitudes in a number of disciplines within private wealth management, including securities analysis, investment selection, and portfolio construction and management. These techniques were further refined through the completion of the Chartered Financial Analyst program administered through the CFA Institute, a prestigious financial designation. Michael began analyzing cryptocurrencies in 2013 and quickly began introducing them as an alternative asset class, and potential diversifier in the portfolio construction process. With proficiencies in computer hardware management, he subsequently developed extensive mining operations focused on POW-mineable cryptocurrencies, with a specific emphasis on profit maximization techniques, and custom mining software development. After a number of successes in both finance and blockchain, he co-founded the blockchain technology company Tokes Platform as an initiative targeting payments in the legal cannabis space. The company now develops full crypto-based point-of-sale software, seed-to-sale tracking on blockchain, supply chain management solutions, and is seeing significant interest in adoption in a diverse range of industries.