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Today's The Bitcoin Act: ⚖️ What the experts say about CLARITY and custody 📊 The Numbers of the Week 📅 Every legal and regulatory date coming this week

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Illinois was going to tax every Bitcoin trade, transfer and storage at 0.2% starting January 1. That date just moved, and the comment window on the draft rules is open right now.

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The Bitcoin Act @thebitcoinact.xyz · 03/10/2026

They can ban it. Bitcoin doesn't care. That's the whole point.

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Work, spend, repeat vs. work, save, stack. Which lifestyle wins in 20 years? 👇

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The Bitcoin Act @thebitcoinact.xyz · 02/10/2026

Want the legal side of Bitcoin explained without the noise? I break down the laws, court cases and regulations that affect your sats, twice a week. Free here: thebitcoinact.xyz

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The Bitcoin Act @thebitcoinact.xyz · 02/10/2026

Your sats get frozen by a court order tomorrow. What's your first move? A) Call my lawyer B) check my cold storage C) laugh. Not your keys…

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The Bitcoin Act @thebitcoinact.xyz · 02/10/2026

Bitcoin's warming up. What's your conviction level?

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That sounds simple. The details are not. I built a free guide to make those details easier to follow.

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I thought people needed better Bitcoin legal news. Turns out, many first need a better map of how US law works. A bill is a proposal. Congress passes it. The President signs it. Then it becomes law.

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Every Tuesday, I take one real legal or political question from a Bitcoiner and give the answer in plain English. No price predictions. No altcoins. No legal theatre. Just: what does the law actually say? If you have the question you’d ask, send it my way!

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That is the territory. Bitcoin gives you control over the asset. The law still decides what can happen around that control.

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The harder questions: Can the state force you to hand over keys? What happens when a law written for banks gets applied to self-custody? When does protecting your bitcoin become a legal problem?

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Every Tuesday, I answer the question a Bitcoiner would ask Satoshi’s lawyer. Not “where is Bitcoin going?”

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Time to stop counting in dollars!

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And from January, a second resolution lets institutions hold some outbound transfers before they go through. All this in the country Chainalysis ranks number one in the world for crypto adoption. Is $10,000 a reasonable line, or is this how self custody surveillance starts?

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The new line sits in the same article of the anti money laundering rules as cash foreign exchange. Moving sats to your own wallet now gets the same treatment as walking into a bank with a bag of dollars. It doesn't ban holding your keys. It watches the door.

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Not suspicious transfers. All of them. Withdraw to your own keys. Reported. Send it back to an exchange. Reported.

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Updated Brazil on the map today. From 1 October, every crypto transfer of $10,000 or more to or from a self custody wallet gets reported to Coaf, Brazil's financial intelligence unit.

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🇬🇧 The UK crypto regulatory clock is now running. If you want clear updates on Bitcoin, crypto regulation and the law: 👉 Subscribe to The Bitcoin Act newsletter: thebitcoinact.xyz

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There is one important transition rule. Firms that apply during the application window can continue providing certain crypto services while their applications are assessed. That includes taking on new business, if they meet the relevant transitional conditions.

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So existing crypto firms need to treat this as a fresh authorization process. The FCA says firms must meet the new requirements. The industry has also called for the process to be proportionate, especially for smaller and growing firms.

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Already registered under the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations? That does not mean you are automatically authorized under the new FCA regime. Existing registration will not simply carry over.

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The FCA will not simply approve every applicant. Firms will be assessed on: • Consumer protection • Customer-asset safeguarding • Market integrity • Financial resilience Authorization is not guaranteed.

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The new regime will cover a broader range of crypto activities. That includes: • Trading • Transactions • Staking • Digital asset custody It also introduces new rules around cryptoasset admissions and disclosures.

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📅 Feb. 28, 2027 That is the deadline for firms to apply for FCA authorization. 📅 Oct. 25, 2027 That is when the new crypto regime takes effect. Firms that want to continue operating need to prepare.

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🇬🇧 The UK’s FCA has opened crypto authorization applications. This is the start of a new regulatory process for crypto firms operating in the UK. And there are two important dates to know.

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Central banks printing money while fiat holders sleep. Bitcoin doesn't care!

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I have done this with every issue. It is a direct payment to other Bitcoiners, not a promotion and not a contest. If you write or build in Bitcoin, do you pay the people who actually read the work?

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I just sent today’s issue. The first ten readers who open it and send me a Lightning address will receive 210 sats.

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Should governments be allowed to track every Bitcoin transaction? 👇

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Today's issue of The Bitcoin Act breaks down every paper trail the IRS uses to follow your coins, plus: ⚖️Every Bitcoin legal and regulatory story of the week, US and worldwide 🌍One country just confirmed self-custody stays off its reporting form 📊Where prediction markets sit on Bitcoin law right now

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