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$49M: Security incident

Mercado Bitcoin suffered a major security breach, leading to the theft of $49 million. Quick actions helped freeze $10 million. The post $49M: Mercado Bitcoin Hacked, $10M Frozen in Quick Response appeared first on Coinfomania .

StatusConfirmed
Reported loss$49.0M
ChainBitcoin
Confidence80%

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Record history

First seen: 2026-11-03T00:56:08.000Z. Last updated: 2026-11-03T06:35:09.901Z. Revision: 1.