The Wyoming Highway Patrol Association (WHPA), a nonprofit organization supporting troopers, dispatchers and civilian support staff of the highway patrol, is reportedly exploring the adoption of Bitcoin, including adding it to its balance sheet.<\/p>\n
The plan is in partnership with Bitcoin education platform Proof of Workforce\u2019s \u201cGet Off Zero\u201d initiative to help labor unions, pension funds and others learn about Bitcoin and its benefits, Proof of Workforce founder Dom Bei said in a Feb. 12 statement.<\/p>\n
A portion of those Bitcoin funds would potentially be held in self-custody, Bei said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bei explained<\/a> that Bitcoin is a reliable and stable long-term tool for workers and wage-earners as the unpredictable fiat-based monetary system continues to expand and change.<\/p>\n Should it go ahead, this may be the first time a law enforcement association in the United States has adopted Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>). Cointelegraph reached out to the WHPA for comment. <\/p>\n Source: <\/em>Proof of Workforce<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The plan received<\/a> full support from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis \u2014 who introduced the Bitcoin reserve bill<\/a> at the federal level last July.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is so cool,\u201d she said. \u201cThe goal with this stuff is to help Americans access tools to realize and protect the full value of their effort, their blood, their sweat and their tears.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLove to see Wyoming citizens who protect us, protected by Bitcoin. That\u2019s freedom-focused innovation,\u201d Lummis added.<\/p>\n WHPA vice president Austin Bluemel didn\u2019t shed much detail on the initiative other than that it is \u201cexcited to explore Bitcoin as a network and asset, to evaluate ways it can further support our organization and its members,\u201d The Street reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wyoming introduced its own strategic Bitcoin reserve bill<\/a> on Jan. 17 that would invest up to 3% of the state\u2019s funds in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n If the total market value of Bitcoin investments surpasses the 3% limit, the state treasurer is not permitted to sell or reduce the size of the Bitcoin allocation to comply with the rule.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Strategic Bitcoin reserve to protect the Amazon (feat. Rainforest Foundation US)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, <\/a>Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,<\/a> South Dakota, Texas<\/a> and Utah are among other states that have also introduced bills for a Bitcoin reserve.<\/p>\n Utah has made the most regulatory progress, being the only state to have a Bitcoin reserve bill passed through the House.<\/a><\/p>\n State-level progress for strategic Bitcoin reserves in the US. Source: <\/em>Dennis Porter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Satoshi Action Fund CEO Dennis Porter has also tipped Utah to be the first US state to adopt a Bitcoin reserve, citing the state\u2019s shorter legislative window calendar<\/a> and \u201cpolitical momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>How crypto laws are changing across the world in 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n