Many Eyes on Wyoming’s Official Digital Currency: States of Play

June 16, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC

The Real Cowboys of Crypto: Wyoming

Not far from the Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena, home of the world’s largest outdoor rodeo—“The Daddy of ‘Em All,” locals boast—the spirit of the Old West has run headlong into dreams of a crypto future, David Voreacos reports.

In the capital of Wyoming, a grand experiment in 21st-century finance is underway. It doesn’t look like much yet. But these days, you can pick up a box of 100 cinnamon roll caramels from Fallon’s Baked Goods here—price: 76 old-fashioned dollars—and pay for it with 76 brand-new Frontier Stable Tokens, the official digital currency of the ...

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