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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.
A DBA lets your US LLC sell under a brand name. It is not a liability shield and not a trademark. Delaware One Stop and Wyoming trade-name rules for 2026.
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
