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Brazil’s Biggest Exchange, Drained
Mercado Bitcoin Hit for ~$46M by Tracker Estimates — the Freeze Playbook Deploys for the Second Time in Six Days
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest exchange, confirmed a security incident it says was contained the same morning, with no customer impact claimed; blockchain trackers put the drained assets near $46.3M (Arkham), swept from older deposit addresses. Deposits and withdrawals were suspended as a precaution. Tether froze over 4.5M USDT linked to the incident, per CEO Paolo Ardoino; Synthetix governance reportedly moved 428,000 stolen SNX to a protocol DAO address, per a single outlet.
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- Mercado Bitcoin halts transfers as Tether freezes over 4.5M USDT · ambcrypto.com · T2
- Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Deposits and Withdrawals Due to Ongoing Security Incident, Losses Estimated Near $40 Million · bitcoinmagazine.com · T1
- Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack · decrypt.co · T1
- Mercado Bitcoin confirms $46 million hack, stablecoin issuers freeze funds · en.coin-turk.com · T2
- Synthetix Governance Moves 428,000 SNX Stolen in Mercado Bitcoin Hack to Protocol DAO Address · panewslab.com · T2
- Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach · theblock.co · T1
- Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After Security Incident as Hypernative Flags $40M Outflows · cryptopotato.com · T2
- Tether freezes $4.5 million as Mercado Bitcoin hacker holds $46 million in crypto · cryptoslate.com · T2
- Ripple Partner Mercado Suspends Withdrawals After Confirming 'Security Incident' · u.today · T2