Sources: Washington (WA)
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Research, not advice. Part of the Bitcoin research archive (October 2026). Claims labelled unverified, contested or fringe are reported, not endorsed; statuses of bills and rules are as of the date checked. Government, court and patent records are public domain; the research notes are CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Washington (WA)
Full copies of government documents (statutes, enrolled bills, regulator guidance, regulator press releases) and court records about Bitcoin and virtual-currency law in Washington, saved for legislation/us-state-wa.md. All files were retrieved on 2026-10-09 by the N–Z state-law research pass. No copyrighted news articles are stored here — those are summarized with links in the legislation note.
| File | Title | Issuer / author | Document date | URL | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wa-rcw-19-230-uniform-money-services-act.html |
RCW 19.230 — Uniform Money Services Act (full chapter, current) | Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) | current as of 2026-10-09 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.230&full=true | 2026-10-09 |
wa-rcw-19-230-010-definitions.html |
RCW 19.230.010 — Definitions (virtual currency; money transmission) | Washington State Legislature | current as of 2026-10-09 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.230.010 | 2026-10-09 |
wa-rcw-82-87-040-capital-gains-tax-rate.html |
RCW 82.87.040 — Capital gains excise tax imposed (7% + 2.9% over $1M) | Washington State Legislature | current as of 2026-10-09 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=82.87.040 | 2026-10-09 |
wa-dor-interim-statement-bitcoin-2019-08-20.html |
Interim Statement Regarding Bitcoin: Payments, Mining, and Investment Income | Washington State Department of Revenue | 2019-08-20 | https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rules/interim-statement-regarding-bitcoin-payments-mining-and-investment-income | 2026-10-09 |
Statuses and effective dates are as stated in the documents or on the official bill pages on 2026-10-09; see the legislation note for later events and gaps.