Research Relay Ops

Internal operations hub — entity formation through launch.

Project Status

Research All phases
Complete

LLC Formation Approved 2/27, Entity No. B20260101990
Complete

Banking Mercury approved 3/10
Complete

Compliance 5 docs drafted
Attorney Review

BTC Payments Architecture ready
Ready

ACH + Cards Research done
After 3mo Banking

Next Actions

Critical path: **~~File LLC~~ → ~~CA SOS Approval~~ → ~~EIN~~ → ~~Mercury~~ → Build site (next) → Payment processors** [See full step-by-step instructions →](status.md) 1. ~~**File LLC** via Northwest — $109 total ($39 + $70 state fee)~~ **Approved 2/27** — Entity No. B20260101990 2. ~~**File Statement of Information** (LLC-12)~~ **Filed 3/4/2026** 3. ~~**Get EIN** from IRS~~ **41-4676725** received 3/5/2026 4. ~~**Open Mercury** bank account~~ **Approved 3/10/2026** — ACH eligible ~6/10/2026 5. **Fund Mercury** + set up accounting ← **DO THIS NOW** 6. **Set up comms** — OpenPhone, 1Password (Zoho Mail done) 7. **Deploy BTC rail** — BTCPay + Lightning on nix-bitcoin 8. **Review compliance copy** — 5 docs, attorney review needed 9. **Apply for ACH/Cards** — after 3 months banking history (~June 2026)

Documentation

Status & Next Steps What's done, what's next, gate-by-gate instructions Decisions All entity, banking, and architecture selections Banking Mercury primary, Bluevine backup, risk notes Accounting Zoho Books, crypto policy, chart of accounts Payments — BTC BTCPay on nix-bitcoin, Lightning via CLN Payments — ACH Paycron recommended, NACHA compliance Payments — Cards High-risk ISOs, Authorize.net, reserves Compliance RUO disclosure, ToS, privacy, refund, shipping Operations & SOPs Fulfillment, refunds, support, processor response Privacy & Security Comms stack, identity separation, WHOIS Automation 33 opportunities, 10 implementation runbooks Development MedusaJS v2 — modules, integrations, roadmap

At a Glance

$1,186

Year 1 total

$1,202

Annual ongoing

12

Human gates

34

Doc pages