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How law actually works
Sources and hierarchy, constitutions, separation of powers, legal instruments, the two great traditions, reasoning, proof, procedure, and the great principles of public, private, criminal and tax law.
Searchable referenceLegal glossary
The vocabulary of statutes, courts, contracts and procedure, in plain language.
Media literacyHow to read Bitcoin news
Checking who owns a publication, the errors that recur in regulatory reporting, and finding the primary source.
Draft a document
Plan an inheritance
Screening an estate lawyer
What to ask before you hire, and the three answers that should end the meeting.
GuideThe executor's guide to Bitcoin
You have been named executor and there is Bitcoin in the estate. Read this before touching anything.
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Deal with exchanges and banks
Source of funds
What evidence institutions accept, and how to assemble it before anyone asks.
Guide · urgentExchange froze your account
What is happening, what to do in what order, and the reactions that make it worse.
ReferenceWhat exchanges collect at KYC
What is gathered, who receives it, how long it stays, and what rights you have.
ExplainerWhat a compliance department is
Who is asking, what KYC and AML actually mean, and why compliance is not the legal department.
ExplainerThe travel rule
Why your exchange asks who you are sending to, and why self-custody sits outside it.
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About
What this is and why
The editorial rule, the absence of any commercial interest, and how to send corrections. Everything is CC BY 4.0.
In progressBriefing memo for your lawyer
A document explaining what a private key is, and why it is not an account.
In progressScreening a tax accountant
The lawyer questionnaire, for the person who files your return.
Full index
Every page, and every major section within it.
Lessons
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Templates 01–13
- All 25 templatesfilterable
- 01 Peer-to-peer sale
- 02 Escrow
- 03 Loan secured on Bitcoin
- 04 Gift of Bitcoin
- 05 Key holder appointment
- 06 Multisignature co-holders
- 07 Collaborative custody
- 08 Mining hosting
- 09 Mining revenue sharing
- 10 Payment in Bitcoin clause
- 11 Employment addendum
- 12 Consulting agreement
- 13 Bitcoin savings club
Templates 14–25
- 14 Source of funds declaration
- 15 Proof of control declaration
- 16 Dispute resolution and governing law
- 17 Bitcoin-denominated loan
- 18 Board resolution: holding Bitcoin
- 19 Corporate custody policy
- 20 Power of attorney
- 21 Charitable donation
- 22 Sale of used mining equipment
- 23 Invoice with Bitcoin option
- 24 Node hosting
- 25 Letter of intent
Inheritance
Compliance
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