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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2026-04-07. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: 24-767 United States v. Goklu United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August Term 2025 Argued: February 9, 2026 Decided: April 7, 2026 No. 24-767 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. MUSTAFA GOKLU, AKA MUSTANGY, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from…
FinCEN. 2026-04-30. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: 23348 Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2026 / Notices alternative to complying with 12 CFR OCC, including whether the information • Mail: Regulatory and Strategic 151.70, for an account in which the has practical utility; Affairs Division, Financial Crimes savings association does not exercise (b) The acc…
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. signed 2026-05-05. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Chapter 65 - MN Laws Skip to main content Skip to footer Minnesota Legislature Advanced Search Search Legislature Search Menu House Minnesota House of Representatives House Members and Staff House Members Leadership Staff Employment Who Represents Me? Committees…
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. signed 2026-05-05. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Chapter 65 - MN Laws Skip to main content Skip to footer Minnesota Legislature Advanced Search Search Legislature Search Menu House Minnesota House of Representatives House Members and Staff House Members Leadership Staff Employment Who Represents Me? Committees Committee List Committee Roster Upcoming Meetings Standing Committee Schedule Minutes Committee Deadlines Offices Chief Clerk Fiscal Analysis House Research Public Information Sergeant-at-Arms Caucuses - DFL/GOP Other Information House Journal House Rules Joint Rules Ed…
FinCEN. 2026-09-04. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: 56776 Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 171 / Friday, September 4, 2026 / Rules and Regulations CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This The Amendment Businesses under the Geographic document amends the current version of In consideration of the foregoing, the Targeting Order published by FinCEN that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11K, Federal Aviati…
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. 2026-10-08 (order 2026-10-07). Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Consent Order entered with Coinme, Inc. | Department of Banking and Finance Skip to main content An official website of the State of Georgia. How you know English Organizations The .gov means it’s official. Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. State of Georgia government websites and email systems use “georgia.gov” or “ga.gov” at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you’re on an official state website. Still not sure? Call 1-800-GEORGIA to verify that a website is an offi…
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. 2026-10-08 (order 2026-10-07). Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Consent Order entered with Coinme, Inc. | Department of Banking and Finance Skip to main content An official website of the State of Georgia. How you know Language icon English Organizations The .gov means it’s official. Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. State of Georgia government websites and email systems use “georgia.gov” or “ga.gov” at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you’re on an official state website. Still not sure? Call 1-800-GEORGIA to verify that a website is an official website of…
Tennessee General Assembly. retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Bill Information - Tennessee General Assembly Skip to main content Menu in the site in only legislation Legislators Senate Main Senate Members House Main House Members Find My Legislator Legislation Bill Search Browse Bills by Index Browse Bills by Subject My Bills Publications Archives Videos Senate Video House Video Joint Video Schedules & Calendars Senate House Joint Committees Senate House Joint Directory Senate Members Senate Staff House Members House Staff Joint Staff Find My Legislator My Bills Legislation 114t…
NYDFS (text via Cornell LII, sourced from the official NYCRR). adopted 2015-06-24; retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: 23 NYCRR Part 200 - Virtual Currencies (New York BitLicense regulation). Text as published by Cornell LII (sourced from the official NYCRR). Retrieved 2026-10-09 from https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-york/title-23/chapter-I/part-200 ========== N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 23 § 200.1 - Introduction State Regulations Compare This Part contains regulations relating to the conduct of business involving Virtual Currency, as defined herein, in accordance with the superintendent's powers pursuant to the above-stated authority. Notes N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 23 § 200.1…
FinCEN. retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Money Services Business (MSB) Registration | FinCEN.gov Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Here’s how you know The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site. The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Finan…
FinCEN. retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Money Services Business (MSB) Registration | FinCEN.gov Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Here’s how you know The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site. The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Menu About FinCEN About FinCEN Mi…
Full copies of government and court documents behind legislation/us-kyc-aml-selling-bitcoin.md and market/2026-10-09-walk-in-bitcoin-shops.md . Everything was retrieved on 2026-10-09 by an automated fetch from this Mac. The fetches used a normal browser User-Agent, waited at least 2 seconds between requests to the same site and 10 seconds for law.cornell.edu (its Crawl-delay), and respected robots.txt. Where a .txt sits next to a .html or .pdf , it is a plain-text extraction of that same file…
Nevada Legislature (LCB). retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: NAC: CHAPTER 671 - ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY [Rev. 4/13/2026 2:12:57 PM] [NAC-671 Revised Date: 9-18] CHAPTER 671 - ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY 671.005������������� �Licensee� defined. 671.007������������� Requirements for issuance of license to business entity. 671.010������������� Fee for supervision and related activities: Amount; collection; failure to pay. 671.020������������� Fees: Application for license. 671.030������������� Fees: Renewal of license; reinstatement of expired license. 671.040������������� Fees: A…
Nevada Legislature (LCB). retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: NAC: CHAPTER 671 - ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY [Rev. 4/13/2026 2:12:57 PM] [NAC-671 Revised Date: 9-18] CHAPTER 671 - ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY 671.005 Licensee defined. 671.007 Requirements for issuance of license to business entity. 671.010 Fee for supervision and related activities: Amount; collection; failure to pay. 671.020 Fees: Application for license. 671.030 Fees: Renewal of license; reinstatement of expired license. 671.040 Fees: Application and license for agent of licensee. 671.050 Fee: Failure to submit re…
Nevada Legislature (LCB). rev. 2026-04-15 (incl. 2025 amendments). Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: NRS: CHAPTER 671 - MONEY TRANSMISSION [Rev. 4/15/2026 4:01:44 PM--2025] CHAPTER 671 - MONEY TRANSMISSION GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 671.004���������� Definitions. NRS 671.0045�������� �Authorized delegate� defined. NRS 671.005���������� �Average daily money transmission liability� defined. NRS 671.0055�������� �Bank Secrecy Act� defined. NRS 671.006���������� �Calendar quarter� defined. NRS 671.0065�������� �Closed loop stored value� defined. NRS 671.007���������� �Control� defined. NRS 671.0075�������� �Eligible rating� defined. NRS 671.008���������� �Eligible rating service� defined.…
Nevada Legislature (LCB). rev. 2026-04-15 (incl. 2025 amendments). Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: NRS: CHAPTER 671 - MONEY TRANSMISSION [Rev. 4/15/2026 4:01:44 PM--2025] CHAPTER 671 - MONEY TRANSMISSION GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 671.004 Definitions. NRS 671.0045 Authorized delegate defined. NRS 671.005 Average daily money transmission liability defined. NRS 671.0055 Bank Secrecy Act defined. NRS 671.006 Calendar quarter defined. NRS 671.0065 Closed loop stored value defined. NRS 671.007 Control defined. NRS 671.0075 Eligible rating defined. NRS 671.008 Eligible rating service defined. NRS 671.0085 Federally insured depository financial institution defined. NRS 671.009 Key indivi…
Nevada FID. 2023–24. Citation only: the text is not republished here (no extractable text (scanned image or empty)). Original: https://fid.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/fidnvgov/content/Opinion/R121-23%20AB21.pdf
Nevada FID. retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Money Transmitters Skip Nav NV.gov State Agencies State Jobs ADA Assistance State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry About Us Resources Opinions & Orders Licensing Notice & Information Contact Us State Agencies State Jobs ADA Assistance…
Nevada FID. retrieved 2026-10-09. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: Money Transmitters Skip Nav NV.gov State Agencies State Jobs ADA Assistance State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry About Us Resources Opinions & Orders Licensing Notice & Information Contact Us State Agencies State Jobs ADA Assistance Home / Licensing / Money Transmitters Money Transmitters - Issuers of Instruments for Transmission or Payment of Money this.checkScreen()); }, checkScreen() { const wasMobile = this.isMobile; this.isMobile = window.innerWidth Licensing Licensing Banking Check Cashing - Deferred Deposit Services Colle…
FinCEN. same. Full text. Licence: US government or court record / US patent (public domain). Excerpt: eCFR :: 31 CFR 1010.100 -- General definitions. Site Feedback You are using an unsupported browser × You are using an unsupported browser. This web site is designed for the current versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. × Site Feedback The Office of the Federal Register publishes documents on behalf of Federal agencies but does not have any authority over their programs. We recommend you directly contact the agency associated with the content in question. If you have comments or sugges…