Michael Wutzke
Michael Wutzke ("Mike") is the founder of YARD and wants to make it easier for people to connect across communication boundaries online and in real life.
With over 20 years of experience in digital projects, Mike combines technical expertise with strategic thinking. He has worked across B2B and B2C sectors in roles ranging from hands-on development to leadership. As a trusted sparring partner for teams and executives alike, he brings versatility and insight to every project.
What drives him is creating solutions that matter — useful, customer-focused, and built for real-world impact. His approach blends creativity, adaptability, and persistence to turn ideas into practical outcomes.
Building The Digital Rails of Tomorrow
Michael Wutzke is a catalyst for progress and an implementer of technology it heart. His work often involves guiding teams and organizations toward their next strategic milestone. He thrives at the intersection of leadership, innovation, and execution ensuring that digital projects are not just delivered, but succeed.
Over the past three years, he has attended more than 150 crypto and innovation events worldwide and is organizing blockchain events throughout Germany. By doing so, he noticed major coordination problems which people are having.
Mike decided to launch YARD as way to make it easy for everyone to exchange across communication boundaries online and in real life.
DTIF PAC Member
Michael Wutzke is a member of the the Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF) Product Advisory Committee who is acting as an exclusive Registration Authority for the ISO – International Organization for Standardization standard concerning Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs).
A key role of the DTIF Product Advisory Committee is to support the development of the ISO 24165 DTI standard for the crypto and digital assets space. The PAC provides a forum for industry to discuss how future regulatory changes will impact the crypto-market landscape. Other key objectives of the PAC are to provide recommendations on the ISO DTI implementation to DTIF, and to arbitrate disputes related to DTI issuance.
Working in the Financial Area
In recent years, Michael Wutzke has worked with a broad spectrum of established financial institutions and innovative blockchain companies — including exchanges, banks, asset managers, and startups. He has overseen IT infrastructure across multiple data centers and is a seasoned expert in blockchain technologies. His mission is to bridge the gap between the on-chain world and real-life applications.
Michael understands that the challenges in this space go beyond technology. Success requires a clear strategic vision, strong product positioning, and seamless operational execution. He believes that progress comes from assembling the right team to deliver the right solutions at the right time for the right audience.
