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About CBDI
The Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) is an interdisciplinary center focused on emerging technologies to advance 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 School of Energy Resources; it is also working with the state community colleges.
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UW Blockchain Center previews Bitcoin halving
April 12, 2024
A significant impact on bitcoin and the broader digital asset market will occur following bitcoin’s expected halving this month, says Steve Lupien, director of the Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) at the University of Wyoming. to know more.
UW has a Blockchain program ranked second in the 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 the top 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 Cumberland and South College.
The UW Center of Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) began offering a minor in Blockchain in 2021.
UW’s Wyo BEE curriculum to improve blockchain and digital literacy in high schools
A University of Wyoming program to enhance learning about Blockchain, finance and digital literacy 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 provide 12 educational modules that high school kids, seniors and community college students can access. Included in the program is a textbook, co-written by Steve Lupien, UW Center for Blockchain and director of digital innovation. The modules will also contain teacher manuals, quizzes and digital certification for students who successfully complete the courses. A digital game is also planned for the program to reinforce what students learn.
“Wyoming has become a world leader in Blockchain-related laws,” says Lupien. “It is important for high school, college and university students, as well as the public, to know the impact of Blockchain.” To know more.
Steve Lupien, director of the University of Wyoming’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation, explains the upcoming Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 2024. The exact date of the Bitcoin halving may vary slightly due to fluctuations of the time needed to extract each block. The halving event is expected to occur every 210,000 blocks, which historically occurs approximately every four years. Since block mining times may be affected by the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the precise date may change.
Save the date!
The 2024 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede is scheduled for September 16-20, 2024 at the University of Wyoming.
Plan now to participate in a week of activities starting 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, artificial intelligence and esports, state and federal regulations and more.
The event is presented by the University of Wyoming’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation.