Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack
Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has paused deposits and withdrawals following a security incident where over $40 million in USDT was frozen by Tether, tied to the attack.
- Estimated loss
- $40,000,000
- Protocols
- Mercado Bitcoin, Tether
- Confidence
- High
- First seen
- 2 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC