Tag: Wyoming

Kraken has announced it will sponsor Trump Accounts for every child born in Wyoming in 2026, providing a financial seed contribution to each newborn’s account to foster long-term capital formation.  Big news for our home state: @KrakenFX is sponsoring @TrumpAccounts for every baby born in Wyoming in 2026. We picked ...

Republican Senator Tim Scott is raising the stakes in Washington’s crypto debate, publicly projecting that as many as 12 to 18 Democrats will back the Senate’s version of the CLARITY Act. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on August 19, the Senate Banking Committee Chairman framed the legislation as a ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman has called for easing restrictions that prevent central bank staff from owning cryptocurrencies, arguing that hands-on experience is essential for regulators to grasp the technology shaping the future of finance. Speaking at a blockchain event in Wyoming on Tuesday, Bowman said the ...

In a major step toward financial innovation, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission has partnered with LayerZero to develop and distribute the state’s official stablecoin.  Announced on March 26 at the DC Blockchain Summit, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Commission Executive Director Anthony Apollo confirmed that the Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) ...

The University of Wyoming is set to launch an institute dedicated to research and producing high-quality peer-reviewed studies on Bitcoin. Associate Professor Bradley Rettler, who will serve as the institute's director, announced the initiative on July 28 via social media platform X. Rettler criticized the current state of Bitcoin research ...

Wyoming is positioning itself as a pioneer in the digital asset space, with its latest move being the initiation of the state-backed stablecoin project, dubbed the "stable token" project. As a crucial step, the state has commenced the recruitment process for the Head of the Stable Token Commission, a role ...