diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/RemoteTrustList.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/RemoteTrustList.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d4de960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/RemoteTrustList.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.muwire.core.trust
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+import com.muwire.core.Persona
+
+import net.i2p.util.ConcurrentHashSet
+
+class RemoteTrustList {
+    private final Persona persona
+    private final Set<Persona> good, bad
+    long timestamp
+    
+    RemoteTrustList(Persona persona) {
+        this.persona = persona
+        good = new ConcurrentHashSet<>()
+        bad = new ConcurrentHashSet<>()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
index 2ee71361..ae874fee 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 import com.muwire.core.EventBus
 import com.muwire.core.MuWireSettings
+import com.muwire.core.UILoadedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.connection.I2PConnector
 
 import net.i2p.data.Destination
@@ -13,6 +14,63 @@ class TrustSubscriber {
     private final I2PConnector i2pConnector
     private final MuWireSettings settings
     
-    private final Map<Destination, Long> lastRequestTime = new ConcurrentHashMap<>()
+    private final Map<Destination, RemoteTrustList> remoteTrustLists = new ConcurrentHashMap<>()
+
+    private final Object waitLock = new Object()
+    private volatile boolean shutdown
+    private volatile Thread thread    
     
+    TrustSubscriber(EventBus eventBus, I2PConnector i2pConnector, MuWireSettings settings) {
+        this.eventBus = eventBus
+        this.i2pConnector = i2pConnector
+        this.settings = settings
+    }
+    
+    void onUILoadedEvent(UILoadedEvent e) {
+        thread = new Thread({checkLoop()} as Runnable, "trust-subscriber")
+        thread.setDaemon(true)
+        thread.start()
+    }
+    
+    void stop() {
+        shutdown = true
+        thread?.interrupt()
+    }
+    
+    void onTrustSubscriptionEvent(TrustSubscriptionEvent e) {
+        if (!e.subscribe) {
+            settings.trustSubscriptions.remove(e.persona)
+            remoteTrustLists.remove(e.persona.destination)
+        } else {
+            settings.trustSubscriptions.add(e.persona)
+            RemoteTrustList trustList = remoteTrustLists.putIfAbsent(e.persona.destination, new RemoteTrustList(e.persona))
+            trustList.timestamp = 0
+            synchronized(waitLock) {
+                waitLock.notify()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void checkLoop() {
+        try {
+            while(!shutdown) {
+                synchronized(waitLock) {
+                    waitLock.wait(60 * 1000)
+                }
+                final long now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                remoteTrustLists.values().each { trustList ->
+                    if (now - trustList.timestamp < settings.trustListInterval * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+                        return
+                    check(trustList, now)
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            if (!shutdown)
+                throw e
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void check(RemoteTrustList trustList, long now) {
+        // TODO: fetch trustlist and update timestamp
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriptionUpdatedEvent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriptionUpdatedEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cce44d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriptionUpdatedEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.muwire.core.trust
+
+import com.muwire.core.Event
+
+class TrustSubscriptionUpdatedEvent extends Event {
+}