Many of bitcoin’s staunchest critics have expressed doubt about its 21 million cap, but perhaps the most mindless criticism relates to the fact that the supply limit is not specified…
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Although many users may not realize it, all bitcoin wallets need some level of maintenance to be properly managed. If you’re using a custodian, they take care of these things.…
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When Satoshi Nakamoto created bitcoin, he established in its code a fixed number of bitcoin that will ever exist. Since the protocol first launched, new bitcoin have been issued on…
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Most people are aware that bitcoin has no ruler, but it does have rules. Upholding these rules is important for everyone who owns bitcoin. But with no central authority, how…
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Whether you’re young, mid-career, or playing the back nine, Roth IRAs can be an important tool for your financial goals. Four case studies below will illustrate how by combining Roth…
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For newcomers, especially those in and around retirement age, the idea of investing in or owning bitcoin can evoke reactions from skepticism to disbelief. If you look beyond the popular…
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If you understand why bitcoin is an asset to hold for the long term, you may also wonder how to take advantage of retirement tax structures to minimize your tax…
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Multisig is a capability built-in to bitcoin that enables you to store bitcoin in a wallet controlled by multiple keys (as opposed to a single key). You can use multisig…
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As technical director on the Concierge team here at Unchained, I’ve fielded countless client questions about bitcoin multisig. If you’re just beginning to understand the benefits of multisig and how…
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Many people early in their bitcoin journey end up temporarily distracted by altcoins. If this describes you, you may have accumulated an altcoin portfolio that you no longer want to…
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If your income is higher than a certain amount per year as designated by the IRS, there are special provisions you must consider as it relates not just to bitcoin…
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A question I would often receive when I was in private law practice, before coming to Unchained, was whether clients holding bitcoin are required to file FinCEN Form 114 (colloquially…
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The most common way to fund a bitcoin IRA is by a rollover from an existing retirement plan, often from a former employer. If you’re considering rolling over an employer…
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In bitcoin, it’s always important to secure your seeds, but how exactly do you do that? In previous articles, we’ve discussed what seed phrases are and how they work, and…
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If you’ve ever set up a bitcoin wallet, you should be familiar with a 12- or 24-word seed phrase (otherwise known as a seed backup, recovery phrase, seed words, mnemonic…
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You might think of hardware wallets as the secure offline devices you use to store bitcoin, but technically they are the user interface for your seed, allowing you to sign…
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A secure element is a specific type of microprocessor chip that can store and process highly sensitive information. These chips are integrated into a variety of devices that contain important…
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As we regularly cover in our Continuing Education webinars, there are several key terms to know about as a bitcoin user. When it comes to protecting your bitcoin, few are…
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If you use bitcoin multisig, whether that be through Caravan, Sparrow, Electrum, or an Unchained vault, you should know about something called a multisig wallet configuration file. This file contains…
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If you understand the benefits of using multisignature to secure your bitcoin and why our vaults are one of the best ways to do so, you’re well on your way…
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