Wyoming, despite its lack of a population, has been on a mission to become one of the most – if not the most – crypto-friendly regions known to man, and thus far, it’s succeeding. Wyoming Still Loves Crypto Over the past seven years, Wyoming has passed more than 30 crypto-based laws designed to regulate the industry, grow innovation, and make things safer. Steve Lupien – director of the Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation at the University of Wyoming –...
Read More »Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Vetoes Crypto Bills
Mark Gordon – the governor of Wyoming, which has earned a reputation for being a very crypto friendly state – has used his powers to veto new bills centering around the trading and usage of crypto. Mark Gordon Says “No” to Crypto Legislation Two of the bills that Gordon has opposed stemmed from the Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology. The organization has been at the center of several crypto-related issues over the past...
Read More »Cynthia Lummis: Retirees Should Diversify with Crypto
Senator Cynthia Lummis – a Republican of the state of Wyoming – is looking to make it so that individuals can use their retirement accounts to invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Cynthia Lummis: Crypto Would Be Perfect for Diversification Lummis was first elected to Congress in late 2020. Beginning her term in January of this year, Lummis has always been a major cryptocurrency advocate. She has admitted to investing in digital currencies herself in the past and...
Read More »Cynthia Lummis Begs Elon Musk to Establish Crypto Business in Her State
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis is a huge fan of Elon Musk, the South African entrepreneur behind SpaceX and electric car company Tesla. She’s now asking him to move to her state given that it allegedly boasts the best cryptocurrency laws, and she is confident he can do a lot for the digital asset space.Cynthia Lummis Wants Elon Musk to Work in WyomingElon Musk, while describing himself as “late to the party” in a recent tweet, is undoubtedly a bitcoin bull at this point, having recently...
Read More »Wyoming Bitcoin Holder Is Heading to Congress
Is bitcoin coming to the U.S. Senate? That’s how it looks in Wyoming after the state has elected a Republican cryptocurrency holder and digital currency advocate to office. Cynthia Lummis is a crypto owner that was recently elected to the Senate to represent Wyoming. Many expect that she will now push for newfound bitcoin and crypto regulation to protect digital trading in America.Wyoming Is Growing as a Crypto HavenMany a time have bitcoin and digital currencies been brought up in...
Read More »Kraken Is Opening Up Its Own Bank in Wyoming
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken – arguably one of the largest and most prominent cryptocurrency trading platforms in the western hemisphere – has announced it’s been given the green light to establish its own bank.Kraken Is Opening Its Own BankThis is a unique step forward in the sense that banks and crypto are often complete opposites. Typically, banks are centralized financial institutions that have power over not only who they service, but what services those customers...
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