§ 34-29-101. Definitions
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WY Code › Title 34 › Chapter 29 › Section 34-29-101
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(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) “ Digital asset ” means a representation of economic, proprietary or access rights that is stored in a computer readable format and is either a digital consumer asset, digital security or virtual currency;
(ii) “ Digital consumer asset ” means a digital asset that is used or bought primarily for consumptive, personal or household purposes and includes:
(A) An open blockchain token constituting intangible personal property as otherwise provided by law;
(B) Any other digital asset which does not fall within paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of this subsection.
(iii) “ Digital security ” means a digital asset which constitutes a security, as defined in W.S. 17-4-102(a) (xxviii), but shall exclude digital consumer assets and virtual currency;
(iv) “ Virtual currency ” means a digital asset that is:
(A) Used as a medium of exchange, unit of account or store of value; and
(B) Not recognized as legal tender by the United States government.
(v) “ Private key ” means a unique element of cryptographic data, or any substantially similar analogue, which is:
(A) Held by a person;
(B) Paired with a unique, publicly available element of cryptographic data; and
(C) Associated with an algorithm that is necessary to carry out an encryption or decryption required to execute a transaction.
(b) The terms in paragraphs (a)(ii) through (iv) of this section are mutually exclusive.
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