Wyoming Switches FRNT Stablecoin to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Network

Wyoming has moved its Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The decision follows a commission security review covering FRNT's cross-chain operations and controls. According to Keith Lawhorn, Commission CISO, the review was prompted by two concerns related to LayerZero: a lost-key issue involving FRNT's Solana deployment and the April KelpDAO breach.

The review compared LayerZero, CCIP, and other alternatives across six dimensions, including security controls, certifications, node diversity, issuer autonomy, market data, compliance, privacy, and workflow orchestration. Wyoming selected CCIP for eight networks spanning Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Hedera, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana.

Chainlink's CCIP uses 16 independent, security-reviewed node operators on every supported chain. Transactions first pass an OCR consensus process before a separate signing stage. This structure protects against individual node and RPC failures, according to the commission.