Working drafts, October 2026
BSV USA Association
We wrote first drafts so nobody starts from a blank page. Nothing is decided. Take what is useful, tell us what is wrong.
If you have twenty minutes
Find your name below. Read what is yours, in any order. Then reply in the group chat with the document and the number, for example "Bylaws D12: yes, but 21 days". A short answer is a good answer.
Find your name
Pick your name to see what is yours.
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D1State. BSV Esq., do you agree with Missouri?Articles of Incorporation, State Choice and Post-Filing Checklist
- D1Which state should the Association incorporate in?Bylaws of the BSV USA Association
- D1Is the list of forbidden topics in section 3 complete for a group that includes exchanges, miners and custodians?Antitrust Policy
- D1What should the BSV holdings threshold be, and should it be a dollar amount, a coin amount, or a share of the…Conflict of Interest Policy
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D2Name. Is "BSV USA Association" the name we file?Articles of Incorporation, State Choice and Post-Filing Checklist
- D1Which state should the Association incorporate in?Bylaws of the BSV USA Association
- D1Is the list of forbidden topics in section 3 complete for a group that includes exchanges, miners and custodians?Antitrust Policy
- D1What should the BSV holdings threshold be, and should it be a dollar amount, a coin amount, or a share of the…Conflict of Interest Policy
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D2Is there a document we should have written and did not?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D15Missouri tax items. OldCraig, which Missouri tax or registration steps apply to a 501(c)(6) with dues income?Articles of Incorporation, State Choice and Post-Filing Checklist
- D1Are the filing fees the only real cash need in year one?First-Year Budget and Finance Plan
- D2Should the association file Form 1024 in year one, or operate first and file once there is a record?First-Year Budget and Finance Plan
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D1Will the organizers adopt the rule that nothing is said publicly until it sits in the data room with evidence?Claims ledger
- D1Is the listening node's running cost one John wants to carry, and which figure does he disclose as his in-kind gift…Technical program for a US listing
- D1The tolerance R. Is one dollar of expected loss per deposit the right default, or should tiers use fixed…Confirmation-depth guidance
- D1Do the organizers accept these six documents and the proposed owner assignments?Data room index
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D1Which state should the Association incorporate in?Bylaws of the BSV USA Association
- D1Are the filing fees the only real cash need in year one?First-Year Budget and Finance Plan
- D5What minimum lock amount and remaining time should a director candidate need?Membership Registry and Voting System
- D1Will the organizers adopt the rule that nothing is said publicly until it sits in the data room with evidence?Claims ledger
A few questions for you
- D1Does the help you are offered above fit your time?Start here: what this site is and how to use it
- D1Which state should the Association incorporate in?Bylaws of the BSV USA Association
- D1Are the filing fees the only real cash need in year one?First-Year Budget and Finance Plan
- D5What minimum lock amount and remaining time should a director candidate need?Membership Registry and Voting System
- D1Will the organizers adopt the rule that nothing is said publicly until it sits in the data room with evidence?Claims ledger
The drafts
Start here
Start here: what this site is and how to use it
What this packet is and how to use it; read it first.
2 min read
Formation
Articles of Incorporation, State Choice and Post-Filing Checklist
Which state to form in and draft articles for a nonprofit trade association.
15 min read
Bylaws of the BSV USA Association
Draft rules for members, voting, the board, officers and the standing commitments.
32 min read
Antitrust Policy
What members and volunteers should never discuss or coordinate, and how meetings stay safe.
11 min read
Conflict of Interest Policy
How leaders disclose interests and step out of decisions where it matters.
10 min read
Books and filings
First-Year Budget and Finance Plan
The first year in plain numbers, with the controls that keep the books clean.
11 min read
Membership
Membership Registry and Voting System
The member roll John is building on his own time: one verified person, one vote, results checkable on chain.
23 min read
Market access
Claims ledger
Every public claim since September 28, with its evidence status and who checks it.
30 min read
Technical program for a US listing
What John is building on his own and offering to the association free, item by item.
25 min read
Confirmation-depth guidance
A reasoned way for an exchange to choose how many confirmations to wait for, with a halt rule.
18 min read
Data room index
The six documents an exchange's listing team would want, with what exists and what is missing.
14 min read
Memorandum of understanding: BSV USA and BSVA working group
A one-page, non-binding draft for working with the BSV Association.
4 min read
The BSV Association call, Wednesday October 14
What Wednesday's call with the BSV Association is for and what comes back to the team.
3 min read
Public voice
Communications for the week of October 12, 2026
Short texts for this week, each marked with whose voice it is.
7 min read
Comment of the BSV USA Association (in formation) on GENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and Sale
A comment on Treasury's GENIUS Act rule (docket TREAS-DO-2026-0496), due October 19.
8 min read
Dates
| Wed Oct 14 | John's call with the BSV Association |
| by Thu Oct 15 | counsel's read of the GENIUS Act comment |
| by Fri Oct 16 | the rename poll closes |
| Mon Oct 19 | GENIUS Act comment deadline |
| week of Oct 19 | answers to the decision lists, if you have them |
| mid November | articles filed, first board meeting |
How to comment
Reply in the group chat with the document's name, or send John a marked-up copy. A short note is plenty.
Recent changes
- Communications: Gavin's message no longer hints at who the host isCommunications for the week of October 12, 2026
- Drafts: confirmation-depth guidance, model, tables, halt rule and API shapeConfirmation-depth guidance
- Drafts: the BSVA call page; manifest; todo: monitor, guidance, watcher nodeThe BSV Association call, Wednesday October 14
- Drafts: finalize claims ledger and six-document data room indexClaims ledger, Data room index
- Ledger: neutral wording on the Robinhood contact; CLAUDE: commit by pathspecClaims ledger
- Site: the public to-do page shows title, owner, due and status onlyClaims ledger, Data room index
- Drafts: candidate announcement card for John's post (nano-banana-2.1, 224,840 sats)
- Drafts: the start-here cover page for the team; Gavin's direct messageStart here: what this site is and how to use it, Communications for the week of October 12, 2026
- docs: draft BSV USA organizer communicationsCommunications for the week of October 12, 2026
- Draft BSV USA and BSVA working-group MoUMemorandum of understanding: BSV USA and BSVA working group
- Fix 1Sat SDK lock template link in membership specMembership Registry and Voting System
- Draft membership registry and voting system spec v0.1 (todo b01)Membership Registry and Voting System