Understanding the Effect of Wyoming’s Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Legislation
By Carl E. Volz, Eden L. Rohrer, Judith E. Rinearson, Jeremy M. McLaughlin and Daniel S. Cohen
March was a busy month in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space for the Wyoming state government. The legislature passed, and the governor signed, five bills that many in the industry view as favorable to blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses. While the bills provide some beneficial clarity in this space and may attract businesses to the state, the scope and effect of some of the bills is limited. Accordingly, it is important that industry participants fully understand what the new Wyoming laws address, and, perhaps more importantly, what they do not.
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