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UW Bitcoin Research Institute

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

ANNOUNCEMENT: Submissions for the first UWBRI Workshop are now open, and they close Dec 1. See the BRI Workshop Call for Abstracts (pdf).

 

The UW Bitcoin Research Institute, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, exists to output peer-reviewed academic research on bitcoin and contribute to curriculum in philosophy, economics, and interdisciplinary courses. The Director of the institute is Dr. Bradley Rettler, Professor of Philosophy. 

 

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Events

 

The Bitcoin Research Institute will run the following events. Particular event details will be posted here.

• Annual Summer Workshop

  • Call for Abstracts open Oct 1-Dec 1, 2025. Workshop dates July 13-17, 2026.

• Paper Prizes

  • Student Paper Prizes deadline September 30, 2025. Winners to be announced soon!

• Weekly Reading Group

  • Reading group has started! We meet 10-11am on Fridays. Email bitcoin@uwyo.edu if you're interested in joining!

• Public Writing Prizes

• Public Outreach Events

  • Join on October 23!

• Weekly Seminars

• Special Issues of Academic Journals

• Book Workshops  

 

 

Publications

Books

• • : A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin (Routledge)

Academic Papers

• •  (Philosophy Compass)

  •  (Philosophy Compass)

  •  (Financial Cryptography and Data Security) []

  •  (whitepaper)

  •  (Cryptocurrency Concepts, Technology, and Applications)

  •  (Philosophy & Digitality)

Educational Videos

• •  (for the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Project for Wyoming public schools)

Op-eds

• •  (Newsweek)

  •  (USA Today) [] []

  •  (Newsweek)

  •  (Barron's)

  •  (RealClearPolicy)

  •  (Institute of Art and Ideas) [] []

  •  (American Philosophical Association blog)

  • ? (CogX)

  •  (Blockworks)

  •  (CoinDesk)

  •  (Bitcoin Magazine)

  •  [German translation ] (Bitcoin Magazine)

  •  (CoinDesk)

  •  (CoinDesk)

  •  (CoinTelegraph)

  •  (Bitcoin Policy Institute)