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University of Wyoming center reports staff growth, DHS finalist project and energy token pilots
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University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation told the Legislature’s select committee it has grown to 10 staff, raised roughly $1.3 million year-to-date and is a finalist for a Department of Homeland Security project while pursuing energy-related token pilots and partnerships to attract digital-asset companies to the state.
Laramie, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) told the Legislature’s Select Committee on Blockchain on Sept. 22 that the center has grown its team and fundraising while advancing projects aimed at attracting energy-intensive digital-asset businesses.
The center’s director, identified in the meeting as Director Lupien, said the CBDI now employs 10 staff and has raised about $1,300,000 in donations so far this year. “The CBDI does not accept any funding from the university. We are now completely funded, externally,” Director Lupien said.
The director told the committee the university and an affiliated entity…
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