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'''GLobal Bitcoin Stock Exchange'''
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'''GLBSE'''
  
The Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange is a form of exchange that provides services to brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds and other securities list at the exchange.
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The GLBSE (pronounced glib-zee) was a form of exchange that provided services to users to sell assets, bitcoin bonds listed with the exchange.
  
Currently in development and testing it will allow people to:
 
  
    * Issue shares to raise capital
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==History==
    * Pay dividends to shareholders
 
    * Put resolutions to shareholders and get their vote
 
    * Issue and sell bonds
 
    * Borrow from and lend to the market
 
    * And trade all of the above with other traders on the market
 
  
Additional features on the drawing board:
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The site entered testing phase under an internal code name before being opened with a round 3 of testing on April 27, 2011<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6500.msg94943#msg94943 Stock Exchange testing, round 3]</ref> and launch soon after.
  
    * Make and recieve loan repayments
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A version 2.0 with a vastly revamped architecture was launched on March 24, 2012<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=73910.0 GLBSE2.0 has launched!]</ref>.
    * Issue futures contracts
 
    * Meta-trade on non listed companies (on other exchanges)
 
 
 
The service comes from the first bitcoin company BitcoinGlobal. The site entered testing phase under an internal code name before being opened with a round 3 of testing on April 27, 2011<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6500.msg94943#msg94943 Stock Exchange testing, round 3]</ref> and launch soon after.
 
  
A version 2.0 with a vastly revamped architecture was launched on March 24, 2012<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=73910.0 GLBSE2.0 has launched!]</ref>.
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On October 4, 2012 the service abruptly closed<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=115430.0 GLBSE is offline We will update our users on Saturday]</ref> and on October 9, 2012 described the method the service will follow for the return of all bitcoins held by the service -- with each accountholder being required to provide identification<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=115669.msg1261215#msg1261215 Nefario]</ref>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [http://twitter.com/glbse @GLBSE] exchange ticker on Twitter
 
* [http://twitter.com/glbse @GLBSE] exchange ticker on Twitter
 
* [http://twitter.com/bitcoinglobal @BitcoinGLobal] company Twitter account
 
* [http://twitter.com/bitcoinglobal @BitcoinGLobal] company Twitter account
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* {{Freenode IRC|GLBSE}} Talk regarding the GLBSE trading platform
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* {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-assets}} Discussion of securities and other asset investments.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Exchanges]]
 
[[Category:Stock_Exchanges]]
 
[[Category:Bonds_Markets]]
 
[[Category:Futures_Exchanges]]
 
[[Category:Investing]]
 
[[Category:Crowdfunding]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:16, 10 October 2012

GLBSE

The GLBSE (pronounced glib-zee) was a form of exchange that provided services to users to sell assets, bitcoin bonds listed with the exchange.


History

The site entered testing phase under an internal code name before being opened with a round 3 of testing on April 27, 2011[1] and launch soon after.

A version 2.0 with a vastly revamped architecture was launched on March 24, 2012[2].

On October 4, 2012 the service abruptly closed[3] and on October 9, 2012 described the method the service will follow for the return of all bitcoins held by the service -- with each accountholder being required to provide identification[4].

See Also

External Links

  • GLBSE web site
  • @GLBSE exchange ticker on Twitter
  • @BitcoinGLobal company Twitter account
  • IRC Web #GLBSE Talk regarding the GLBSE trading platform
  • IRC Web #bitcoin-assets Discussion of securities and other asset investments.

References