Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After Estimated $46M Stolen
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil, said Monday that it had halted deposits and withdrawals following a “security incident.” A prominent analyst pegged the damages at $46 million worth of cryp...
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