Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million drained across 10 chains

CoinDesk · Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:53:29 GMT

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Excerpt from CoinDesk: “The Brazilian exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after wallets on at least 10 chains were emptied, days after the $6.3 billion Binance hack.”

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