Key Takeaways
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission moved its FRNT stablecoin from LayerZero to Chainlink's CCIP across eight blockchains after a security review.
Commission security chief Keith Lawhorn cited a key-control concern on FRNT's Solana deployment and April's roughly $292 million KelpDAO bridge breach as reasons for the review.
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino disputed the account, saying the disputed authority was view-only and could not move or alter FRNT's supply.
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has moved its state-issued Frontier Stable Token, FRNT, off LayerZero and onto Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, the commission confirmed on September 15 after a review of the token's cross-chain setup, The Coin Republic reported.
CCIP now serves as FRNT's cross-chain infrastructure across eight networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Hedera. Commission chief information security officer Keith Lawhorn said the review compared LayerZero, CCIP, and other options across six dimensions before the switch.
What drove the review
Lawhorn tied the review to two LayerZero-related concerns. One was a key-control issue on FRNT's Solana deployment. The other was the April 18 KelpDAO breach, in which attackers compromised LayerZero's off-chain infrastructure and forged a cross-chain message, draining about $292 million. He said the commission needed to know whether FRNT faced similar risk.
In the commission's assessment, CCIP uses 16 independent node operators on every supported chain, carries SOC 2 Type 2 certification and 50 security audits, and secures roughly 70 percent of DeFi. That number is worth sitting with for a public stablecoin whose whole pitch is verifiable backing.
LayerZero pushed back. Co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino disputed Lawhorn's account, rejecting the lost-key claim and describing the authority in question as view-only metadata that cannot mint, freeze, or move funds. He said LayerZero transferred the authority within a day of the commission flagging it, and that he still supports the commission's work.
None of this changes what FRNT is trying to be. Wyoming leaned on onchain verification before, adopting Chainlink Proof of Reserve for FRNT two weeks ago, and the same infrastructure now carrying payments for a major Swift provider is what the state picked to route its token. The pattern here is hard to ignore, a state building its money rails in public, disputes and all. Worth watching.
People Also Ask
Why did Wyoming move FRNT from LayerZero to Chainlink?
After a security review, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission cited a key-control concern on FRNT's Solana deployment and April's KelpDAO bridge breach, and chose Chainlink's CCIP for its certifications and node structure.
What is FRNT?
FRNT, the Frontier Stable Token, is the first US state-issued stablecoin, launched publicly by Wyoming in January 2026 with Franklin Templeton managing its reserves.
What is Chainlink CCIP?
CCIP, the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, is Chainlink's system for moving tokens and messages between blockchains, which Wyoming now uses to run FRNT across eight networks.
How did LayerZero respond?
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino disputed the commission's characterization, saying the disputed authority was view-only and could not mint, freeze, or move FRNT, and that it was transferred within a day.
Sources
The Coin Republic (September 15, 2026) and the Wyoming Stable Token Commission (Keith Lawhorn and Bryan Pellegrino, via X, September 2026).