Wyoming state senator and Minority Floor Leader in the Wyoming Senate, Chris Rothfuss joins the show. We cover Wyoming’s crypto efforts to date to create a stable and secure digital asset ecosystem. In this episode:

Senator’s Rothfuss’ pre-politics career and how he came to grapple with the crypto space
Why Wyoming has an opportunity in digital asset policy
The origins of Wyoming’s blockchain select committee
How the NY Bitlicense inspired Wyoming’s efforts
Why crypto policy isn’t politically polarized in Wyoming
Wyoming’s foundational move to recognize digital assets under the uniform commercial code
The origin of the SPDI charter
Is there a future for the SPDI given that the Fed is denying master accounts?
How Wyoming’s SPDI emerged as a consequence of Chokepoint 1.0
Is the Fed blocking state charters unconstitutional?
Wyoming’s Stable Token Act and the prospects for that product
How the WY Stable Token could be a huge windfall for Wyoming – and where the revenues would be directed
How Wyoming is thinking about the permissionless qualities of the stable token

Further reading:

Chris Rothfuss on Wyoming’s Blockchain Strategy & the WY Stable Token (EP.432)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Chris Rothfuss on Wyoming’s Blockchain Strategy & the WY Stable Token (EP.432)