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University of Wyoming College of Law expands blockchain coursework, fellowships and industry placements
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The UW College of Law told the select committee it is expanding coursework and practical training in blockchain and digital assets, awarding fellowships and producing graduates placed in the digital-asset industry.
Laramie, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming College of Law briefed the Select Committee on Blockchain on Sept. 22 about curricular and career developments tied to blockchain and digital-asset law.
Julie Hill, dean of the College of Law, said the law school is offering a course titled Legal and Regulatory Issues in Digital Currencies taught by visiting expert Eric Alston and that the college awarded the third annual University of Wyoming College of Law Blockchain and Crypto Fellowship to a student, Leona Frank. The school also awarded a Ripple Blockchain Scholarship to Isabel Cruz, the dean said, and noted students have been placed in blockchain and digital-asset positions this year.
The dean described faculty scholarship and a set of roundtables organized by professor George Moxeri in partnership with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University: past roundtables looked at cryptocurrency’s role in dollar dominance and stablecoin regulation; a third roundtable was planned for October on decentralized finance and capital markets. She said Wyoming’s leadership on blockchain and financial technology contributed to her decision to join the College of Law and that students receive practical experience through the business planning practicum.
Committee members asked follow-up questions about trends in banking for crypto businesses; Dean Hill and other witnesses noted federal regulators were indicating a shift on de-banking concerns though panelists said on-the-ground changes in bank access remained to be seen.
