WYOMING, Aug 19, CMC – Bermuda’s Premier, David Burt, says he welcomes the decision to participate in the invitation-only SALT Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that has brought together more than 500 investors, entrepreneurs, regulators and policymakers from across the digital asset ecosystem.
“Bermuda has always believed that responsible innovation is best achieved through collaboration between government, regulators and industry. Like Wyoming, Bermuda is a small jurisdiction that chose to lead rather than wait,” Burt said.
“We look forward to reaffirming our commitment to the onchain economy and fintech development, while continuing to strengthen our partnership with United States regulators, with the ultimate goal of attracting more institutional, digital finance business to Bermuda,” he added.
The Bermuda government said that it’s participation at the symposium, which ends on Thursday, builds on a period of sustained activity in the island’s digital finance sector.
In January this year, the government announced its plan to become the world’s first fully onchain national economy with support from Circle and Coinbase and in May, Cabinet approved policy proposals allowing the government to accept and invest in digital assets within a clear regulatory structure.
It said that legislation is now being prepared for introduction to Parliament and that as at the end of 2025, the Bermuda Monetary Authority licensed 50 digital asset businesses under the Digital Asset Business Act, up from 36 a year earlier.
The symposium is being held in collaboration with the University of Wyoming’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation, and the host organization, SALT, has been a co-producer of the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum over the past two years.
The symposium provides a platform for the Bermuda government to advance the island’s transition toward an onchain national economy and to deepen regulatory cooperation with United States counterparts.
Bermuda and Wyoming have maintained a digital assets memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Wyoming Division of Banking since 2021, and both jurisdictions have moved early on stablecoin adoption and public sector digital currency.
The Bermuda delegation will meet with digital asset firms already licensed in Bermuda or establishing operations on the island, spanning exchanges, custodians, tokenization platforms and global asset managers, alongside senior United States regulators and legislators in attendance.
The government statement said that a bi-lateral meeting will be held with the Wyoming Stable Token Commission to exchange updates on each jurisdiction’s digital dollar and stablecoin adoption, building on the memorandum of understanding in place since 2021.
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