OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES·waz@wazarat.io

Wazarat Ali Hussain

FINTECH · DIGITAL ASSETS · AGENTIC COMMERCE

I research and innovate at the edge of modern finance, bridging traditional systems with decentralized technology.

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4.09/4.30

CGPA · Master's in Financial Innovation & Technology, Queen's University

— 2025
1st

ETHDenver Hackathon · Application for Agentic Society on Hedera

— 2026
USD 6,000

Arbitrum Founder House · Agentic Track Award in invite only hackathon

— 2026
Wazarat presenting Agentic Integration in DeFi at Arbitrum Open House, London
▶ PRESENTING AGENTIC INTEGRATION IN DEFIARBITRUM OPEN HOUSE · LONDON, UK

01 · ABOUT

THE JOURNEY · FINANCE FINTECH DIGITAL ASSETS & AGENTIC COMMERCE
01 · TRADITIONAL FINANCE

Managed a large-scale operational shift at a traditional financial institution. This initiative successfully transitioned 20 distinct departments from an in-office environment to remote work settings.

02 · EMERGING TECH

Applied technical coursework from the University of Toronto to transition into the tech sector. Over two years, I designed and bootstrapped a new product line to profitability.

03 · DIGITAL ASSETS

Founded CanHav based on my research at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University. The platform focuses on agentic commerce, regulatory compliance, lending, leverage yield, and fixed income.

TOOLS & DOMAINS
Python SQL Solidity Stablecoins Tokenization Crypto Derivatives Agentic Commerce Financial Engineering NLP Machine Learning Product Management

02 · EXPERIENCE

Founder · CanHav Crypto Research

NOV 2024 – PRESENT · KINGSTON, ON

Selected by Queen's Founders and Innovators Initiative. Prototyped multi-currency pegged stablecoins to reduce volatility and spread in global capital markets and payments; presented at Coindesk Pitchfest during Consensus 2025. Building portfolio-management and risk-mitigation solutions for tokenized assets and crypto derivatives.

ARBITRUM FOUNDER HOUSE 2026 · LONDON, UK · CANHAV PRODUCT DEMO
CONSENSUS 2025 · TORONTO, ON · MULTI-PEGGED STABLECOINS

Market Research Analyst & PM · Resonance Alliance

JAN 2022 – DEC 2024 · TORONTO, ON

First employee of the web3/blockchain business unit. Led data platforms from conception to launch, defined the taxonomy of the metaverse, blockchain, and web3 sectors, and delivered NLP/ML-driven insights to clients including The Economist, PwC Singapore, and Accenture. Published market reports and company analysis for 10,000+ monthly readers.

Audit Management · BMO Financial Group

JUN 2018 – DEC 2021 · TORONTO, ON

Identified control gaps across processes and systems, cutting onboarding times by 50% with zero compliance issues through the bank's pandemic work-from-home transition. Handled 100+ weekly inquiries across 20 departments in Investment and Retail Banking across North America. BMO Spotlight Award, 2020.

03 · PROJECTS

NetRev · Queen's Capstone

Digital investment solution built as the MFIT capstone at Smith School of Business.

Fintech for Food Insecurity · Kingston

A fintech solution addressing food insecurity in Kingston, Ontario.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Metaverse 2022 ReportView ↗ Web3 Core Technologies ReportView ↗ CXDR Preliminary WhitepaperView ↗ Stablecoin Market MapView ↗

04 · KEY AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Arbitrum London Founder House · Agentic Category2026
ETHDenver Hackathon · Agentic Society (OpenClaw), from Hedera2026
Coindesk Consensus Pitchfest for Top Startups2025
QUAAF Stock Competition2024
Queen's University New Venture Pitch2024
Desjardins Fintech Hackathon2024
BMO Spotlight Award2020

05 · CONTACT

Building in fintech, digital assets, or agentic commerce? Let's talk.
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