ChainCatcher reported that the University of Wyoming will establish the UW Bitcoin Research Institute in August. The new institute aims to provide high-quality peer-reviewed research on Bitcoin. Bitcoin activist and University of Wyoming associate professor Bradley Rettler will serve as the director of the institute.

Bradley Rettler is reported to believe that existing Bitcoin research results are poor and emphasizes that the industry needs more high-quality peer-reviewed publications to ensure that the public has a correct understanding of what Bitcoin is and how it works.