Wyoming has already welcomed crypto banks and blockchain investment. Now, it’s putting some skin in the game itself. In an appropriations bill signed by the governor this month, Wyoming earmarked $4 million for a cryptocurrency staking program to be run by the University of Wyoming, the state’s lone public four-year university. “Staking,” which amounts to locking up cryptocurrency so it can be used to validate blockchain transactions and mint new tokens, is a popular way for cryptocurrency holders to put their assets to work and earn some profit. The University of Wyoming Cryptocurrency Staking Program provides a ... (full story)