Wyoming’s FRNT stablecoin launches on Avalanche with Visa card integration via Rain, enabling real-world programmable payments.
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission, in collaboration with Avalanche and Rain, has announced the mainnet launch of the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first state-issued, dollar-pegged stablecoin now available for everyday use through Rain’s Visa-integrated platform.
The debut was unveiled at the SALT Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, marking a historic milestone as the first production-grade government-issued digital asset deployed on a public blockchain.
Mandated by the Wyoming Stable Token Act, FRNT is fully collateralised and backed by short-duration U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. dollars, with a statutory 102% reserve requirement. Built on Avalanche, FRNT benefits from sub-second finality, low transaction costs, and enterprise-grade infrastructure, ensuring it can support both government and citizen-level payment needs.
Through Rain’s infrastructure, FRNT can now be spent anywhere Visa is accepted, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and physical cards. This represents the first live, real-world deployment of FRNT, moving beyond controlled test environments into broad commercial use.
Anthony Apollo, Executive Director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, said: “In addition to regulation, public entities now have a model for innovation that can make government processes significantly more efficient. From paying vendors in seconds to enabling tax refunds and social benefits on-chain, FRNT brings state action into the programmable era.”
FRNT has already demonstrated its utility in government applications. In July 2025, Wyoming piloted real-time contractor payments through Hashfire, a Wyoming-domiciled company built on Avalanche. The initiative reduced payment timelines from 45 days to just seconds.
John Wu, President of Ava Labs, commented: “By launching natively on Avalanche, FRNT combines legal accountability with sub-second finality, low fees, and seamless interoperability – all essential ingredients for blockchain to deliver real economic utility.”
Farooq Malik, CEO and Co-founder of Rain, added: “Today’s launch is a powerful example of Rain’s mission in action. We build financial infrastructure that makes stablecoins like FRNT instantly usable anywhere in the world.”
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