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New cyber security research from Dallas-based Southern Methodist University (SMU) observes that scammers have stolen at least $11 million in Bitcoin deposits from unsuspecting cyber customers. According to the SMU Research blog, computer security expert Marie Vasek, the study’s...

Coinbase said Monday it had opened the first regulated Bitcoin exchange in several US states, including New York. But a spokesman for New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky said Coinbase did not have the licenses necessary to...

In its announcement Monday on the launch of its regulated Bitcoin exchange, Coinbase said in its blog that “if you are a Coinbase user in one of 24 supported U.S. states or territories you can begin trading immediately on Coinbase Exchange.” According to a link included in that...

CoinTerra – an Austin, Texas-based company that sold Bitcoin mining computers – has begun the process to liquidate its assets with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, reports the Austin Business Journal. Filed on Saturday, CoinTerra’s bankruptcy petition states that between 200 and...

The liquidators of a New Zealand Bitcoin trading platform will soon be able to submit a claim for $23 million NZD worth of Bitcoin that was being held with the now-defunct Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox, reports the New Zealand Herald. New Zealand limited partnership Bitcoinica...

Tel Aviv-based Bitcoin 2.0 startup Colu has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Israeli venture firm Aleph and Spark Capital, with additional investors including BoxGroup and Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., reports the Wall Street Journal. Spark made a previous investment in...

Coinbase announced Monday the launch of its Bitcoin exchange platform, making it the first US-regulated Bitcoin exchange. “With this launch our goal is to bring increased stability to the bitcoin ecosystem,” said the company about Coinbase Exchange, which “provides a reliable and...

Mobile payment processor Braintree announced Thursday that it is opening up private beta access to allow US merchants to accept Bitcoin through v.zero. A PayPal subsidiary, Braintree developed the v.zero SDK as an open platform that gives merchants access to sophisticated payment...

Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who are among the biggest boosters of Bitcoin, are trying to drum up support by creating the first regulated Bitcoin exchange for American customers, reports the New York Times. Known for their dispute with Facebook founder Mark...

Hong Kong-based Bitcoin firm Bitspark, which initiated the world’s first cash in cash out Bitcoin-leveraged remittance solution last November with service to the Philippines, announced this week the launch of a similar service for Indonesia. Bitspark has partnered with...