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Guides for crypto founders to form US LLCs onchain, get an EIN without an SSN, open US banking, and build or invest in Web3 from anywhere.
Who can bind your US LLC matters for bank signers and investors. Delaware and Wyoming defaults, plain-English differences, and how to choose as a non-resident founder.
Multi-member US LLCs with foreign co-founders: who signs, ownership percentages, 25% KYC thresholds, vesting and deadlock clauses, and consistent passport data.
Full or partial LLC ownership transfers turn on your operating agreement: consent, rights of first refusal, then buyer KYC. A plain-English path for non-residents.
Adding or removing an LLC member is consent, an operating-agreement update and a new ownership table, then KYC refreshes at the bank and Stripe. Legal setup for non-residents.
An amendment changes the public formation filing. It does not rewrite your operating agreement. When you need one, what it covers, and Delaware and Wyoming fees for 2026.
A US LLC name change is a state amendment plus a cleanup of bank, Stripe, contracts and domains. Plain-English steps for non-residents in 2026.
The state decides whether a name is distinguishable. Here is how non-residents search Delaware and Wyoming records, USPTO marks, domains and handles before filing.
You do not have a passport-address problem. You have an LLC that needs operational US mail banks accept. Here is the non-resident path for 2026.
You do not have a passport-phone problem. You have a contact identity banks and Stripe cannot reach. Here is the non-resident path for 2026.
You do not have a Stripe nationality problem. You have a company pack Stripe cannot underwrite. Here is the non-resident path for 2026.
You do not have a foreign stamp problem. You have a US public document that another country will not recognise until an apostille authenticates it. Here is the non-resident path for
You do not have a US company yet. You have a passport, a product, and (maybe) investors who expect Delaware. Here is the non-resident Delaware LLC formation path for 2026.
