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Deepshikha Gupta
Mar 19, 2021
by Deepshikha Gupta

Wyoming Passes ‘DAO Crypto Bill’ with an Overwhelming Majority

Wyoming DAO Crypto Bill
The upper legislature of Wyoming has passed the ' DAO Crypto Bill' with an overwhelming majority of 28-2 votes, which if approved, would carve the way for decentralized autonomous organizations. The DAOs will then become incorporated under State Law.

The voting took place on Wednesday and according to the public records, the voting was sent to the State House of Representatives on the same day. The bill was formally introduced and transferred to the Business & Economic Development Committee, and Chamber's Minerals, on Thursday. 

Decentralized Autonomous Organization DAO, is a business structure that operates without any central entity. Instead, DAOs most often use a smart-contract with hard-coded rules to guide their governing processes. This functions by using voting rights instilled in specialized cryptocurrency tokens.

Wyoming Passes the ‘DAO Crypto Bill’

Even if the House of Representatives cleared the bill, the differences would still be needed to hammer out between the two chambers. Even before being sent to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon for signature.

The bill is the first of its type and would fabricate a legal link between the U.S. State and would-be decentralized organizations. Wyoming has gained a reputation as a crypto industry-friendly state following previous legislative developments and the establishment of crypto-focused banks there. 

The so-called ‘DAO law’ has attracted both supporters and critics. As when the State Senate's bill passes the committee vote in the early days of this month, it is believed that the law, if sanctioned, would set the stage for a new host of decentralized organizations to form. 

Wyoming is Trying to Do Things Lawfully

Cardozo School of Law professor and OpenLaw Co-Founder Aaron Wright, who helped draft the bill, says:

"It still takes a lot of work to set one of these up lawfully, and that's what the whole Wyoming bill is trying to do -- make it a lot easier, cheaper to do."
Anderson Kill's partner Preston Byrne, on the other hand, has argued that the state should "scrap this bill." 
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Wyoming Passes ‘DAO Crypto Bill’ with an Overwhelming Majority
Deepshikha Gupta
A student from a technical background, Deepshikha found Bitcoin in 2020 and has been an evangelist ever since. A B.Tech turned into a full-time crypto-writer, she tries to bridge the gap that currently exists between the crypto world and people from non-technical backgrounds, through her simplistic yet effective form of writing. She finds that her writing for cryptocurrencies can redefine the way the audience interacts with the crypto space.

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