Bitcoin Research — Law, Regulation, Markets & Origins (2026)

A research archive on Bitcoin compiled in October 2026: US federal and state law (FinCEN's virtual-currency record from 1999, the 2020 unhosted-wallet rule and its 2026 withdrawal, notes on all 50 states and DC), KYC/AML for buying and selling, banking, exchanges, wallets, payment processors, hacks and their causes, patents, the 2007–2011 origins, and the evidence on who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Every note dates and cites its claims and labels anything unverified, contested or fringe. Government, court and patent records are kept here in full; other sources are cited with a link to the original. Filter by case to pick a topic, such as fincen, states or notes. Download it all as a dataset. Research, not advice. These notes explain what happened and why; they are not recommendations to buy or sell. Statuses of bills and rules are as checked on the date each note gives.

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266 documents · case: states

2023 SF 127 (Ch. 185) — Wyoming Stable Token Act (W.S. 40-31)

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0127 ENROLLED ACT NO. 85, SENATE SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2023 GENERAL SESSION AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; creating the Wyoming Stable Token Act; creating the Wyoming stable token commission; authorizing the Wyoming stable token commission to issue Wyoming stable tokens as specified; providing for employees; specifying limitations; providing immunity; providing definitions; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enac…

2024 SF 50 (SEA 23, Ch. 50) — Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act (W.S. 17-32)

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO. SF0050 ENROLLED ACT NO. 23, SENATE SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2024 BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to corporations, partnerships and associations; providing for the formation and management of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 17-32-101 through 17-32-129 are created to read: CHAPTER 32…

2025 HB 264 (HEA 25, Ch. 47) — Central bank digital currency prohibitions (W.S. 9-14-601)

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO. HB0264 ENROLLED ACT NO. 25, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2025 GENERAL SESSION AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting state agencies from requiring a central bank digital currency as payment; prohibiting state agencies from spending public funds as specified; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 9-14-601 is created to read:…

2025 SF 95 (SEA 93, Ch. 150) — SPDI amendments (conversion to public trust company)

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO. SF0095 ENROLLED ACT NO. 93, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2025 GENERAL SESSION AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities…

2026 HB 75 (HEA 19, Ch. 60) — Virtual currency kiosks (W.S. 40-32-101 to -103)

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO. HB0075 ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; providing for the operation of virtual currency kiosks as specified; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 40-32-101 through 40-3…

2026 SF 21 (SEA 45, Ch. 55) — Wyoming stable token amendments

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Wyoming Legislature. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO. SF0021 ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; authorizing gifts, donations and bequests to be deposited into the Wyoming stable token trust account; amending the Wyoming stable token commission's authorized investments; amending the trust account's reserve requirement; amending the distribution of funds within the Wyoming stable token administration account; creating a Wyoming stable token liquidity account; authorizing the Wyomi…