Do horses always keep the name they start out with in US racing ?

Once you are verified on GLBSE I will begin investing.
I want some exposure to rare earth elements, however, I am not willing to invest anything in an asset which is completely unverified.
The amount I will invest depends on the risk which depends completely on how many of the verification steps you complete.

When do you expect to have completed one of the verification steps and when do you expect to have completed them all ?

Maybe this is stupid and soppy but I would like to make a payment (5% or so of what I had invested) towards some form of treat for her for the effort she did put in during training etc ...

I've no idea whether something like these are recommended http://www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk/P/Super_Tasty_Crunchies-(2842).aspx, I'll leave you to decide what's most suitable for her.

Please confirm your GLBSE username and I will make the BTC transfer through that.

Your efforts are much appreciated and thanks for bringing something new and different to GLBSE.

I hope we can try again with a different horse at a later date or maybe even a selection of horses to spread some of the risk around.

As a sign of my faith and confidence I pledge 250% of my original investment to any new horse(s) you choose.

That sounds like a good plan.

Would also assist in building up trust and confidence while at the same time exposing investors to the type of assets such a fund would eventually take on.

My understanding is that most REITs pay quarterly dividends. Are there any that pay more frequently or should we start to encourage GLBSE investors to be a little longer term in their investing ?

I really like this idea.

Maybe have a percentage of the properties where tenants pay rent in BTC if the idea proves less palatable for other investors.

Nothing is stopping you from investing in 1000btc and hoarding them too.

Think about such a fund if you would like to own a small piece of many properties, while starving corrupt Banksters of as much of your wealth as possible.

Of course. Stupid me. I hadn't considered indicating subscription like that but makes excellent sense.

What does this mean?

Seen it a few times now.

I would be interested subject to the same and only with the conversion option detailed in post earlier.

A 50,000 BTC fund is small ?

Fair enough. What experience and credentials as a fund manager do you have ?

How long have you been involved with bitcoin and using GLBSE ?

Trust isn't such an issue as before, as I assume you will be fully verifying with GLBSE ?

What monthly dedicated time commitment will you be making ? Please state hours.

I may be willing to provide access to trading tools which could improve your performance as a fund manager but let's get the basic questions out the way first.

This is the sort of fund I am looking for.

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I have update the URL I am using for the current difficulty and the way the JSON for exchange rate is parsed - suitable values should now be provided by default.

Unfortunately, the replacement provided by blockchain.info for the blockexplorer q API has no nethash method so the functionality utilising that has been discontinued for the time being. If someone knows of a suitable replacement for that URL, let me know and I will add it back.

Well I for one sold my LIF.A shares to Peter at what he led us to believe was the best price we could hope for. If there are any remaining LIF.A assets, I will be seeking my share of their realised value.

What a fucking mess.

PETER - Your management fees were for professionally operating and winding up these funds. Do your fucking job, rather than expecting others to clear up your mess.

To be blunt Nefario ... a far greater than reasonable number of companies listed on GLBSE have gone belly up with the CEO vanishing with all the invested money. That is of the ones that looked reasonable to begin with and discounts those that were obviously scams from the beginning.

The "poster child" LIF shares were the final straw for many existing or potential investors.

UBX was lauded as a "poster child" too and has ended equally badly.

Early adopters have collectively lost massive amounts. They would be your best form of advertising.

Frankly, the success rate needs to be better than those listed on the mainstream fiat currency stock exchanges, to offset the inherent risk that the Bitcoin currency itself has. I am starting to wonder if that is ever going to be possible, as I don't think the implied ROI can be achieved long term by any business.

No, it is not stupid. However, what is stupid is commenting on the actions of other people without bothering to read the previous posts ...

I put a sell order up at the price I am willing to accept, notified Peter via this thread and Peter has not yet filled it.

I noted earlier that requesting payments be sent to an address was less than ideal, however, it appears someone, possibly Peter, sent the requested payment to the address specified by another investor. Given the lack of communication with Peter, I am certainly willing to try the same.

Fair enough.

@Peter - My silence will cost 5 BTCs. Please send to this address 13Wu7W7jmjQot7xnqogHYSmUmR1MzyB3YE

I really disagree with that position.

Following on from that, will GLBSE be introducing a minimum age for asset issuers ? If so, what age verification will GLBSE be performing ?

I am all for youth opportunity but you shouldn't be able to "just lose interest" when other people have invested their hard earned money.

Further, this company has a significant cash reserve. What steps will GLBSE be taking to ensure investors get back the most they can of their money ?

A robust reaction by GLBSE to this behaviour is required.

I don't think there should be any further dealing outside of GLBSE.

Actions have been significantly lacking in transparency as it is. The independent records of share transactions provided by GLBSE are very necessary going forward.

Thanks for the heads up Obsi. I will donate once I've got some spare BTCs. Cheers.