Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson expressed disappointment over Wyoming's recent decision to exclude Cardano and many other blockchain solutions from its planned stablecoin project. In a recent podcast, Hoskinson criticized the governmental vetting process, stating that those responsible did not follow proper procedures and made arbitrary decisions based on sentimental preferences. The Wyoming Stable Token Commission published a list of candidate blockchains for its procurement process, including Solana, Sui, Ethereum (and its layer 2 networks such as Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism), Avalanche, and Stellar. The absence of Cardano was surprising, given Hoskinson's close ties to the state and Cardano's proven capability for such projects.