
BRAZIL'S MERCADO BITCOIN DRAINED ACROSS 10 CHAINS BEFORE BREAKFAST Brazil's biggest exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, froze deposits and withdrawals after an estimated $40M+ left its wallets across 10+ chains in about 34 minutes before dawn 🇧🇷🚨 It says the incident was "contained" and customers weren't harmed. Tether froze 4.5M USDT 🧊 #CryptoHack SOURCE: CoinDesk (Nov 2, 2026); Decrypt (Nov 2, 2026); g1/Globo (Nov 2, 2026); Crypto Briefing (Nov 2, 2026). The $40M+ figure is a security-firm estimate (Hypernative, Opsek-relayed report) and the exchange has not confirmed it.





