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

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Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has paused deposits and withdrawals after wallets on at least 10 blockchains were emptied. The losses are reported at roughly $40 million. The incident came only days after a major $6.3 billion hack at Binance. The pause affects customers' ability to move funds while the exchange investigates the breach.

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