Blockchain and Digital Innovation

We would like to ask your support of the new UW Center for Blockchain and Digital innovation, which will help usher Wyoming and its economy into the future.


Wyoming is a pioneer state known for firsts. In recent years, the state passed groundbreaking legislation to create a regulatory environment to foster blockchain application growth and diversify the economy. To aid this effort and train the upcoming workforce, the University of Wyoming is launching a new Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation.


Simply put, blockchain is a digital record of transactions in which each transaction added to the chain is validated by multiple computers. Blockchain technology enables cryptocurrencies and digital assets but also has many other uses, such as supply chain management and payment systems. Many large companies already use the technology, but blockchain and cryptocurrencies will become much more ubiquitous in everyday life.


The UW Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation features an interdisciplinary approach among UW colleges—including the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the College of Law—as well as the state’s community colleges. The center will focus on fostering innovation, applied research and education, technology development, economic development and job growth, and corporate engagement. The first step for the center is to start an undergraduate minor open to any major. From there, the university will work to develop technical graduate certificates and a joint law and master’s degree.


Thank you for supporting our state through this lifechanging technology!