Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin halts deposits and withdrawals after a security incident involving customer crypto held in its wallets. The exchange says customer funds and related data are safe, and it moves to stop further transactions while it assesses what happened.
Outlets describe the incident as a reported hack in which funds are drained from wallets operating on multiple blockchain networks. CoinDesk and other reports focus on the scale and reach across different chains, while Decrypt adds detail about a stablecoin countermeasure, saying Tether freezes USDT associated with the attack. Coverage also notes the timing in relation to other high-profile crypto breaches.
Across sources, there is general agreement that Mercado Bitcoin is suspending key deposit and withdrawal functions following suspected unauthorized access. Differences appear in how much attackers’ activity and on-chain spread are emphasized, and in the specific reported dollar totals and related actions mentioned.
