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Chainalysis helps freeze $10m following Mercado Bitcoin hack
By Kieran O'Connor•November 3, 2026
The brief
Customer funds appear to be unaffected by the Mercado Bitcoin incident, but a second crypto hack in recent days is drawing attention to the industry. Mercado Bitcoin has suffered a security breach, with approximately $49m in digital assets stolen across multiple blockchains. The Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange becam…
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