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.
News
UW Blockchain Center Anticipates Bitcoin Halving
April 12, 2024
A significant impact on bitcoin and the broader digital asset market will occur following
the anticipated bitcoin halving this month, says Steve Lupien, director of the University
of Wyoming’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI). Read more.
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.
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.
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