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BEARISH 72 Unchained 1H ago · 3 min read 2 reads

Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after security incident as Hypernative flags $40 million drain

Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after security incident as Hypernative flags $40 million drain
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Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin halted withdrawals after a security incident, saying no clients lost money. Monitoring firm Hypernative attributes more than $40 million in outflows to wallets it links to the exchange. A withdrawal freeze at a major regional venue plus a nine-figure drain claim weighs on confidence in exchange custody and could pressure sentiment across the sector.

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15 linked stories · 9 outlets · since 29 Oct
  1. 23M AGO
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  3. 1H AGO
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  4. 1H AGO
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  5. 1H AGO
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    Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after security incident as Hypernative flags $40 million drain
    Unchained · Score 72
  6. 1H AGO
    Tether freezes over 4.5 million USDT tied to Mercado Bitcoin incident
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  7. 1H AGO
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  8. 2H AGO
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  9. 3H AGO
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  11. 29 OCT · 23:50
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  12. 29 OCT · 23:06
    Bitcoin falls below $79,000 as Binance loses $5.8 billion in massive hack
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  13. 29 OCT · 21:36
    Tether freezes over $1.567 billion in USDT tied to suspected Binance hack
    Crypto Briefing · Score 72 · via USDT tied, Tether freezes
  14. 29 OCT · 21:35
    Binance confirms $2 billion hack as Circle and Tether freeze most funds
    BeInCrypto · Score 95 · via Tether freeze, freeze
  15. 29 OCT · 21:23
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    Crypto Briefing · Score 78 · via USDT tied, Tether freezes
  16. 29 OCT · 21:22
    Tether freezes 971 million USDT in wallet tied to suspected Binance drain
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