Mercado Bitcoin, by its own account and according to the trade press Brazil's largest crypto exchange, confirmed a cyberattack on one of its systems on Monday, November 2, 2026, and suspended all deposits and withdrawals for the time being. According to reporting by Cointelegraph, crypto assets worth more than $46 million flowed out of the exchange's wallets. The exchange itself says its customers have suffered no harm. Anyone holding a balance at Mercado Bitcoin still cannot get at their money for now.
For investors in Europe the case matters for a different reason: it is the second major attack on a centralised crypto exchange within a week. It shows once again how quickly a balance on a trading platform can be frozen, even if in the end nobody bears a loss.
Mercado Bitcoin confirms cyberattack and suspends deposits and withdrawals
In its statement on X, the exchange writes that the incident was detected in the early hours of the morning and quickly contained. Customer funds were not affect...
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