2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-06011HB0308
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0308
Cryptographic Frontiers Act.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Singh, Filer, Wasserburger
and Yin
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; requiring the
2 attorney general to investigate specified federal overreach
3 involving blockchain or cryptocurrency related actions
4 reported by Wyoming residents; authorizing the attorney
5 general to file or intervene in lawsuits as specified;
6 providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
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10. W.S. 40-32-101 through 40-32-103 is
11 created to read:
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13 CHAPTER 32
14 CRYPTOGRAPHIC FRONTIERS ACT
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3 This act shall be known and may be cited as the
4 "Cryptographic Frontiers Act".
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8 (a) As used in this act unless the context otherwise
9 requires:
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11 (i) "0x Addresses" means a human readable
12 representation of bytes providing an address to locate
13 blockchain transactions, CID's, wallet addresses, tokens or
14 other blockchain related constructs;
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16 (ii) "Ascription" means to cryptographically
17 sign a blockchain transaction (or similar analog), CID or
18 protocol with special attributes disambiguating 0x
19 Addresses of different blockchains and blockchain
20 transactions;
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22 (iii) "Blockchain" means as defined in W.S.
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2 (iv) "Blockchain transaction" means a unit of
3 information in the form of a protocol inserted into a
4 blockchain block or similar analog;
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6 (v) "By application" means initially by web
7 application then by ascription and seal pending
8 implementation constraints;
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10 (vi) "Content identifier" or "CID" means a
11 cryptographic hash-based reference to digital content;
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13 (vii) "Cryptocurrency" means a type of digital
14 asset that operates on its own native blockchain;
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16 (viii) "Cryptographically sign" means the
17 signing of a message, record, CID, blockchain transaction
18 or similar analog or any other information using private
19 keys;
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21 (ix) "Cryptographically signing a blockchain
22 transaction" means signing information in the form of a
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1 transaction through the processes of cryptographic signing
2 using a public key infrastructure or other cryptographic
3 proofs algorithm;
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5 (x) "Private key" means as defined in W.S.
6 34-29-101(a)(v);
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8 (xi) "Token" means a cryptographically signed
9 protocol of a mathematical curve having starting and ending
10 values or metrics defining relationships of one (1) or more
11 metrics.
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16 (a) The attorney general shall investigate claims by
17 Wyoming residents or businesses of constitutional
18 violations or overreach by the federal government in each
19 of the following areas:
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21 (i) Unlawful financial service disruptions
22 including:
23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06015HB03081 (A) Debanking of Wyoming residents;
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3 (B) Interference with special purpose
4 depository institution's bank and master account access;
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6 (C) Restrictions on stable coin usage.
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8 (ii) Unlawful restrictions on the exercise of
9 free expression made through:
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11 (A) Cryptocurrency, token or blockchain
12 transactions;
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14 (B) Testing and simulation activities
15 including the use of testnets;
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17 (C) Cryptographic signing of blockchain
18 transactions;
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20 (D) Smart contract deployment;
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22 (E) CID creation and cryptographic signing;
23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06016HB03081 (F) On-chain governance;
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3 (G) Tokenized voting systems;
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5 (H) Decentralized governance mechanisms;
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7 (J) Access to financial services when
8 exercising any of the protected expressions under this
9 paragraph.
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11 (iii) Unreasonable searches or seizures of:
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13 (A) Private keys;
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15 (B) Digital assets;
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17 (C) Cryptographically signed data;
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19 (D) Blockchain transactions;
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21 (E) Cryptographically signed or ascribed
22 data, including blockchain transactions, smart contracts, 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06017HB0308
1 CID's or other similar analog representations of
2 information, data or records.
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4 (iv) Unlawful federal actions compelling
5 disclosure or production of:
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7 (A) Private keys;
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9 (B) Seed phrases;
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11 (C) Cryptographic secrets;
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13 (D) Transaction histories;
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15 (E) Wallet contents;
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17 (F) Self-incriminating digital asset
18 information;
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20 (G) Digital asset forfeitures;
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22 (H) Cryptocurrency seizures;
23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06018HB03081 (J) Blockchain-based activity regulation.
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3 (v) Unlawful federal overreach burdening:
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5 (A) Intrastate cryptocurrency transactions;
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7 (B) Digital identity implementations;
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9 (C) Cryptographic signing activities;
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11 (D) Smart contract deployments;
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13 (E) Token governance systems;
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15 (F) Cryptographically signed or ascribed
16 data, including blockchain transactions, smart contracts,
17 CID's or other similar analog representations of
18 information, data or records;
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20 (G) Interference with state level
21 regulations of digital assets.
22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06019HB03081 (b) The attorney general may seek to initiate a
2 lawsuit, or intervene or file an amicus curiae brief in any
3 lawsuit filed in any state or federal court in Wyoming, or
4 filed against any Wyoming resident or business in any other
5 jurisdiction as a result of unlawful federal infringement
6 on the rights described in subsection (a) of this act if,
7 in his judgment, the federal action endangers the rights of
8 Wyoming residents or businesses. Before initiating or
9 intervening in any lawsuit pursuant to this section, the
10 attorney general shall obtain the approval of the governor.
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12. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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14 (END)