Tether: Security incident
Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT linked to Mercado Bitcoin’s Nov. 2 security incident, as the Brazilian exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals while investigating suspicious fund movements. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the freeze while sharing Mercado Bitcoin’s official…
StatusConfirmed
Reported lossUnavailable
ChainBitcoin
Confidence80%
Evidence boundary
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Sources
- https://crypto.news/tether-freezes-usdt-mercado-bitcoin-breach/
- https://cryptoslate.com/tether-freezes-4-5-million-as-mercado-bitcoin-hacker-holds-46-million-in-crypto/
- https://thedefiant.io/news/hacks/tether-says-it-froze-over-4-5-million-usdt-tied-to-mercado-bitcoin-incident
Record history
First seen: 2026-11-02T15:17:24.000Z. Last updated: 2026-11-03T14:38:15.284Z. Revision: 4.