FRNT Adopts Chainlink CCIP Across Eight Blockchains
Wyoming’s FRNT stable token now uses Chainlink CCIP across eight blockchains after a security review of its former infrastructure.
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has fully migrated the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure under a multi-year contract. The Commission said the decision followed a security review that identified concerns regarding LayerZero’s disclosure practices and operational security, according to a PRNewswire release.
What Changed
FRNT launched in January 2026 as the first fiat-backed, fully reserved stable token issued by a U.S. public entity. The Commission describes FRNT as the first sovereign stable token in the United States.
The token is available on eight public blockchains: Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Hedera, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. The Commission said those deployments followed its quarterly blockchain selection exercise.
The Commission initially deployed FRNT through LayerZero’s omnichain fungible token standard. Following its security review, it fully deprecated that LayerZero implementation. FRNT will now use Chainlink’s cross-chain infrastructure under the multi-year agreement.
Why the Commission Switched
Anthony Apollo, executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, said the Commission proactively conducted a security review and identified concerns related to LayerZero’s disclosure practices and operational security. He said the Commission selected Chainlink CCIP because it was the only cross-chain infrastructure that met its security and reliability requirements.
Apollo said FRNT is public-sector financial infrastructure and that the Commission has a responsibility to protect the people, businesses, and institutions that rely on it. He said the Commission views CCIP as cross-chain infrastructure that meets the standard it expects for Wyoming residents and indicated that it looks forward to expanding Chainlink’s role in the state’s digital-asset future.
CCIP Security Features Cited by the Release
The release describes CCIP as using a defense-in-depth approach to security. It cites SOC 2 Type 2 certification, an audited codebase, monitoring systems, built-in risk controls, and a decentralized architecture in which each transaction is redundantly validated by a minimum of 16 independent node operators.
The release also says CCIP is built on Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network infrastructure, which Chainlink says has enabled more than $33 trillion in transaction value. Chainlink further says its infrastructure secures much of decentralized finance and has been adopted by financial institutions and market infrastructures.
Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, said Wyoming’s adoption of CCIP as FRNT’s exclusive cross-chain infrastructure reflects the need for secure, reliable infrastructure to move digital assets across blockchains at scale. He characterized the migration as a step toward a more connected onchain financial system.
FRNT’s Multi-Chain Approach
A November 8, 2023, letter from Wyoming’s Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology encouraged the Commission to use a multi-chain, technology-neutral approach to deploying its stable token. FRNT has since been deployed across eight public blockchains.
The Commission said FRNT is designed to provide digital-dollar infrastructure for individuals, businesses, institutions, and public-sector use cases, including payments and settlement. According to the release, the token is backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasuries, and income generated from those reserves helps diversify state revenues and support Wyoming’s School Foundation Program.
What Comes Next
The multi-year CCIP agreement now governs FRNT’s cross-chain infrastructure across its eight supported blockchains. The Commission said it expects Chainlink’s role in Wyoming’s digital-asset future to expand.
The release presents the migration as a model for states, government entities, financial institutions, payment companies, asset managers, and stablecoin issuers seeking to deploy regulated digital assets across blockchains while meeting institutional operational-security standards.
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