Questions about investing in crypto-currencies or the effect of investing on the value or usefulness of crypo-currencies.

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When GLBSE is closed, what happen to owner of ASICMiner PT?

Does ASICMINER PT recoqnize ownership of those who own stock through GLBSE? Does ownership get transferred somewhere else? Does such owner becomes direct owners? What?
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What is the minimum investment for Bitcoin?

I'm interested in how much money do I have to invest if I want to buy Bitcoins? Is there any minimum?
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What are the risks buying stocks from bitfunder.com or btc trading corp and other trading mechanism

Are they famous? Do we know the guy behind it (real name) Can we trust they don't run away with our money? Do they have reputation? Where are they located? What are the risks? I want to buy asic ...
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Which bitcoin stock exchange is safest? [closed]

How do we know that the operator won't just run away with the money? How do dividends get distributed? Note I want to "buy" and hold. So come in, buy and get out quickly is not an option.
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How does AsicMiner pay the dividend?

Can all stock holder get a login information or does dividend paid to private address? What?
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What happen to GLBSE? [closed]

Are they scam? I've heard they abruptly close and demand identification for returning money. The whole point of bitcoin is I can get my money without having to reveal my identity. So does people ...
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Where can we buy shares of ASICMiner

ASICminer did decide to keep the hardware and mine. They're selling shares with intent to payout the dividends from whatever profit is made. Okay, so we got three players. ASICminer. Avalon. ...
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How can I buy Bitcoins in the UK now that Blockchain.info has suspended its deposits?

After blockchain.info suspended Pingit, I have no real alternative to buying BitCoins - My GPU is not good enough to mine Bitcoins, but I'd like to have a few or may millibits in my wallet for ...
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any exchange to sell naked puts on bitcoin? [duplicate]

I would like to sell puts on bitcoin to collect premiums if bitcoin goes up in value to usd, and to be long bitcoins at a lower price if I get exercised. This is much more predictable for me than just ...
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How is hoarding to be prevented?

If all humans used bitcoins now (Jan 2013) for most of their transactions, then a dollar would be worth about a billionth of a bitcoin (1/10 Satoshi). If bitcoins take ten years to catch on that ...
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How does one document Bitcoin investments for tax and other legal issues?

If Bitcoins are used as a store of value or investment vehicle, what legal documents should the investor require/keep? To date, no jurisdiction has special laws concerning cryptocurrencies, but ...
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What's a better investment? Buying an ASIC-based mining rig, or buying bitcoin itself?

Seems like some miners are saying they would have made more money by simply buying and holding Bitcoin, rather than mining it. Is that likely to be the case going forward? I know I'm asking for ...
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how to invest bitcoins

Are there websites where bitcoins holders can invest his money? I mean buy shares or give a loan. For example there is a ShareHolder service for WebMoney. Are there something similar for bitcoins?
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Are there any active Bitcoin leveraged trading platforms available?

For awhile Bitcoinica was a very popular leveraged trading service, but it got hacked and closed down. Are there any more services like that still functioning in the Bitcoin ecosystem?
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Can bitcoins be bought wholesale?

What options are available to purchase bitcoins in bulk (e.g. a buy in the range of ten thousand dollars or more) without having to mess around with a market exchange? How can it be determined if the ...
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Dollar cost averaging approach to Bitcoin investing?

Are there any services offering a dollar cost averaging approach to Bitcoin investing, i.e. something like an index tracker fund which purchases a set amount on a regular basis? If not, are there any ...
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What are the perceived advantages of bitcoin as a store of value?

This complements What are the perceived advantages of bitcoin as a means of exchange? To some, Bitcoin today is considered "better" than other stores of value. Why do some people think it's a good ...
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Is there a way to publicly raise Bitcoin funds?

What services are available to publicly raise Bitcoin funds? I'm considering setting up a Bitcoin fund that would accept BTC donations. If the fund doesn't reach a certain value after a time, I'd ...
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What are some of the risks of speculating on bitcoin value?

Just like a commodity it is easy to buy and sell bitcoins. Current value is so much higher then it was just a few months ago it seems like a really great investment. Especially when you consider that ...