Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack
Brazil's largest crypto exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after a security incident. Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the attack.
What happened
Brazil's largest crypto exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after a security incident. Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the attack.
Why it matters
The incident may affect operational continuity, asset safety or trust around Bitcoin, Tether. Watch for verified scope and remediation.
Affected entities
Bitcoin · BTCNeutralTether · USDTNeutral
View evidence
1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent
- DecryptPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack ↗
Claims
- Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack Observed
Conflicts
No material conflict detected in the available evidence.
Timeline
- First reported
Market move following event
BTC · 15 min+0.06%
BTC · 1 h+0.09%
BTC · 4 hUnavailable
BTC · 24 hUnavailable
Score explanation
Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust65
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude96
Market relevance74
Entity significance98
Market breadth63
Novelty68
Urgency96
capital magnitude100
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.82
Freshness factor0.9998
Breaking bonus8