GLBSE

Exchange record

Bitcoin-denominated asset and securities exchange founded by James McCarthy / Nefario. GLBSE operated as a central platform for trading Bitcoin economy shares and bonds, then abruptly closed in October 2012 amid legal, AML, tax, and regulatory concerns.

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Also known as: Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange, Bitcoin Global, GLBSE.com

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Key facts

Launch date

2011-05-01

Death date

2012-10-04

Years

2011–2012

Origin

United Kingdom

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-04-29

URL handling

Preferred action

Use current URL handling based on status below.

URL status

Unknown

Original URL

https://glbse.com/

Archived URL

View archived site

Summary

Timeline

GLBSE launched

2011-05-01launchedmedium

GLBSE launched in 2011 as a Bitcoin-denominated asset and securities exchange for shares, bonds, and other Bitcoin economy assets.

GLBSE abruptly closed

2012-10-04shutdown_effectivecritical

GLBSE abruptly closed in October 2012. Contemporary reporting and community explanations cite legal, AML, tax, and regulatory concerns as the core closure rationale.

Evidence

GLBSE

Bitcoin Wiki2026-04-29community_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange Shuts Down For Good

Bitcoin Magazine2012-10-10news_articlemedium reliabilityentityarchive

Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange Shuts Down For Good

Bitcoin Magazine2012-10-10news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

GLBSE has been closed

Bitcointalk2012-10-08community_referencemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Why did GLBSE close?

Bitcoin Stack Exchange2012-10-06community_referencelow reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive

Archive index for the former GLBSE site

Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

GLBSE was not a conventional fiat/crypto spot exchange; it is included as a historical Bitcoin-denominated asset / securities exchange. HEI uses regulation as the death_reason because contemporary reporting and community records cite AML, tax, and regulatory concerns as the stated closure rationale.

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