Wyoming wants to become America’s crypto capital
Even FTX’s implosion has not dented the state’s enthusiasm
IN 2021 Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, told the Senate Banking Committee that cryptocurrency assets were “like the Wild West”. It perhaps makes sense, then, that one of the places most interested in fostering a crypto industry is Wyoming—the Cowboy State.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Crypto cowboys”
United States September 16th 2023
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