Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach
Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirmed earlier Monday a security incident and paused withdrawals.
What happened
Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirmed earlier Monday a security incident and paused withdrawals.
Why it matters
The incident may affect operational continuity, asset safety or trust around Bitcoin. Watch for verified scope and remediation.
Affected entities
Bitcoin · BTCDown
View evidence
2 reports · 1 original report · 2 independent
- The BlockPrimary source · Supports · EN · 52%Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach ↗
- CointelegraphIndependent · Supports · EN · 100%Mercado Bitcoin wallets show post-hack transfers after $46M theft ↗
Claims
- Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach Observed
Conflicts
No material conflict detected in the available evidence.
Timeline
- First reported
- Unverified · 86/60%
- Unverified · 83/60%
Market move following event
BTC · 15 min+0.11%
BTC · 1 h-0.04%
BTC · 4 hUnavailable
BTC · 24 hUnavailable
Score explanation
Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust68
Independent corroboration76
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude96
Market relevance74
Entity significance98
Market breadth57
Novelty60
Urgency96
capital magnitude100
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8515
Freshness factor0.9997
Breaking bonus8