CS3: Crypto Law & Lessons Learned: Jacqueline Cooper on Bitcoin Mining Hacks, Legal Education & Digital Estate Planning

About this episode

Jacqueline Cooper discusses her experiences in the blockchain space, legal education, and the implications of digital estate planning for crypto holders.

Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Jacqueline Cooper , also known as CryptoMom2 (we already had CryptoMom No. 1 on this show) ,— partner at Cogent Law Group, co-founder of the Blockchain Legal Institute, and a 10-year veteran of the blockchain space. Jacqueline shares her unexpected origin story (a chance encounter in Scotland), what it felt like to lose two years of Bitcoin mining rewards to a company collapse, and why she built a centralized library of legal resources for the decentralized world. We also get into something most crypto holders ignore: what happens to your digital assets when you die? If your wallet access is biometric-only — and you're gone — your family may never touch that generational wealth. This episode is sponsored by FirstRead — the AI-powered legal assistant that reads, marks up, and chats through contracts right inside your Word document. If you're a founder, builder, or anyone dealing with legal agreements, FirstRead is a game-changer. 🔗 https://first-read.com/signup?ref=BEY... and use code BYNDTHECODE10 at signup for 10% off. In this episode, we covered: - The difference between knowing enough and knowing too much as a client - Why…

People in this episode

Host: Yitzy Hammer

Guest: Jacqueline Cooper

Topics covered

• crypto law
• bitcoin mining
• digital estate planning
• legal education
• blockchain resources
• crypto assets

Keywords

• crypto law
• bitcoin mining
• digital assets
• legal resources
• blockchain
• estate planning
• FirstRead

Sponsors

FirstRead

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cogent Law Group, Blockchain Legal Institute

Places: Miami

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