Most Bitcoiners understand the fiat rabbit hole — debt-based money, inflation, central banks pulling levers. But far fewer realize how deeply those same distortions run into the law itself, and especially into the way trusts are created and managed.

Let’s start with a distinction that almost nobody talks about: jurisdictions.

• In a gold and silver jurisdiction, payment meant something real: substance for substance. A debt was settled when you transferred gold, silver, or other tangible value. Paid meant paid.
• In a fiat jurisdiction, the game changed. Since the New Deal and the removal of substance from the system, we don’t actually “pay” debts anymore. We discharge them. Or “set off” liabilities with debt notes. The law had to shift to reflect this — because nothing in the fiat system is truly “paid.”

That word matters. Paid only applies to substance. Fiat doesn’t qualify.

Now consider this: most trusts today are “settled” or “funded” using fiat — meaning they are creatures of that same debt-based jurisdiction. The result? They are public, searchable, statutory creations.

Statutory vs. private trusts

A statutory trust is one formed under government statute, often through an attorney. It gets filed, recorded, and indexed in the public record. It exists only because the state allows it. That’s not privacy — that’s permission.

And worse: many are sold into irrevocable structures, locking families into frameworks they don’t even understand.

Contrast this with a private trust. At its heart, a trust is a private contract — one of the oldest legal structures in history. It was never meant to be public. It was meant to be yours.

Enter Bitcoin: settling with Satoshis

When you settle a trust with fiat, you’re still playing in their sandbox. But when you settle a trust with Bitcoin — with satoshis — you step back into substance. You’re backing the contract with sound money, outside their debt-based jurisdiction.

This simple shift creates a structure that is:

• Private by design — no attorney, no government statute, no searchable record.
• Sound by principle — aligned with the very ethos that brought you to Bitcoin.
• Secure for the future — not just “discharged” liabilities, but a trust settled with true value

Why this matters

Most people hear “trusts” and think: that’s what rich people do. They repeat phrases like “own nothing, control everything” without ever grasping the simplicity behind it. The truth? If you figured out Bitcoin, you can figure out trust law.

The public world thrives on making things appear complicated so you’ll pay professionals to manage what is really simple administration. At the core, trusts are just contracts. Private agreements. Nothing more.

And just like you took back your financial future by moving into Bitcoin, you can take back control of your legacy, your family’s security, and your assets by learning how trusts actually work — and by building them on sound money principles.

Because if you’re still settling your trust with fiat, you’re playing the wrong game.

Bitcoiners, it’s time to settle with satoshis.