Time for a reality check. Most of the questions have been answered by labrat already.
The issues at hand are both on a state and federal level regarding multiple topics. The specifics of these statutes will be presented in a timely manner.
There are multiple issues, local and federal. The main issue is specifically pertaining to variable payout though. I'm not a lawyer so I'm waiting for my legal rep to put it all in legal terminology before laying it out there.
I was out today, but tomorrow is a full day I will be speaking with my lawyer, as well as the other legal advisers who had input on this matter. None of which see anything LRM to be working with to be an SEC or FinCEN issue if the transition is made, which is why I made this choice. How to handle the specifics of the payout moving forward is being worked on.
CEX.io is on a different boat than LRM, although they are definitely breaching MSB issues within the US whether they operate in or out of the country.
EDIT: also going to be flying out to meet with a well respected business lawyer rather soon who has also handled Bitcoin.
There are issues with a percentage being considered shares and a contract being considered a sale. I will attempt to clarify more over the course of next week when I have more legal documentation to explain.
Also, I've done the math and liquidating the company's assets will turn out worse for the contract-holders as well as myself (rather than paying out "dividends").
Hardware just doesn't sell for what it did in may 2013......
I'm working on doing so and all I have done is provide an immediate fix that does fit into the original contract promises, with the intent to find a way to benefit early contract purchasers as more hardware comes in.
I am taking advice of many folks and stopping answering any questions. I'll poke my head in at least once a day or two to say "Still here" and that is all. The next time you receive anything of substance it will be a full report on the subject which will take time to produce. There are 94 pages of NJ Laws that pertain to this matter, let alone the federal laws. Contained in this report will be all legal matter as well as a pheonixed contract. If you don't like it, sue LRM. But I must warn you, that you will lose, and cost yourself money twice because the money used to fight the legal battles will be that of the company's. This is the last thing any of us want, but it seems to be a trend in Bitcoin lately to sue over everything.
I'm looking out for my interests, as well as those of the company and all those involved. To those of you who have known me going on 2 years now, you know I'm not some evil thief. I'm doing what's necessary and I believe that the end result will be something everyone can live with.
I will make an attempt to clarify #4 in one quick sentence but the rest you can read a little more for. Everyone who has contracts at this point in time is an "early purchaser" of contracts. The company is still young and people should not be looking at this like it's all going to end in 3-4 months. I can't count how many times I've stated Bitcoin is not a sprint it's a marathon. For over 2 years people said that graphics cards were not profitable and in 4-6 months people will stop mining so much, but every time someone said that the price went up and they remained profitable. Change =/= Death.
I can't provide reassurance without giving information that I can't give until things are in place. All I can say is that I'm working on the permanent solution and believe I have found a reasonable and legal way to provide over 300MH.
OK. Just out of a meeting with my lawyer and things look very very good in respect to how they have looked. I can't give time frames as things in the real world operate 9-5 m-f (NOT INCLUDING LUNCH HOURS) and my lawyer stated this loud and clear to me. When I asked for an estimate on time he said it will come when it's done and it's a priority.
What he specified I can share is that there will be an announcement that will provide some clarification followed by a contract to be presented. More info will come when it is available and no sooner. It is the intention of LRM to provide further than 300MH/s per contract and is apparent that the way this will be done is legal.
All your questions about current and future hardware including the March hardware will be answered upon completion of the new contract. If labrat speculates early, before the contract, then people will scream bloody murder as soon as the contract changes a single word. Labrat is smart for not giving "what ifs" and "could be's". It only leads to trouble.
[Edit:] Updated CEX quote per grnbrg's suggestion.