Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation

UW CENTER FOR BLOCKCHAIN
AND DIGITAL INNOVATION


About the CBDI

The Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) is an interdisciplinary center focused on emerging technologies to foster innovation, economic development, and education.

The CBDI is shared by the College of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the School of Energy Resources; it is also working with the state’s community colleges.

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UW has second-ranked Blockchain program in nation

A student higher education resource website ranks the University of Wyoming among the top Blockchain education programs in the nation.

UW is ranked second among top the five Cryptocurrency or Blockchain programs listed by SuccessfulStudent.org, a website founded in 2014 by educators, data scientists, and academics. UW is ranked behind the University of Southern California and ahead of Fordham, University of the Cumberland, and South College.

The UW Center of Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) began offering an undergraduate minor degree in Blockchain in 2021.

UW’s Wyo BEE Curriculum to Enhance Blockchain and Digital Literacy in High Schools

A University of Wyoming program to enhance Blockchain, finance and digital literacy learning for Wyoming high school students will be available through Wyo BEE in fall 2024.

Wyo BEE -- which stands for Wyoming Blockchain Education for Everyone -- will supply 12 teaching modules for high school juniors, seniors and community college students to access. Included in the program is a textbook, co-written by Steve Lupien, UW Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation director. The modules also will have teacher’s manuals, quizzes and digital certification for students who successfully complete the coursework. A digital game to help reinforce what students learn also is planned for the program.

“Wyoming has become a world leader in Blockchain-related laws,” Lupien says. “It is important that high school, community college and university students, as well as the public, learn about the impacts of Blockchain.” Read more.

Steve Lupien, director of the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation, explains what the upcoming Bitcoin halving, expected in in April, 2024, is all about. The exact date of the Bitcoin halving can vary slightly due to fluctuations in the time it takes to mine each block. The halving event is scheduled to occur every 210,000 blocks, which historically happens approximately every four years. Since the timing of block mining can be influenced by the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the precise date can shift.

 

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Save the Date!

The 2024 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede scheduled September 16-20, 2024, at the University of Wyoming. The annual WyoHackathon has been renamed the WyoBuildathon and an announcement about 2024 challenges will be made in the spring.

Plan now to attend a week of activities that starts with a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology. Stampede topics will examine decentralized finance, supply chain, robotics, AI, and eSports, state and federal regulations, and more.

The event is presented by the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation. 

2024 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Sept. 16-20, 2024
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Department of Accounting & Finance | College of Business Department 3275

1000 E. University Avenue | Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-3807

Email:blockchain@uwyo.edu

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