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Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $46M crypto hack

Researchers find funds still moving after suspension

2 Nov 2 2:45 PM · 6d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 4

Despite the announced halt, addresses tied to the breach kept receiving and transferring funds for hours, including thousands of small ETH transfers into a single address; Certik's Wu warned the attacker could still access customer deposit addresses, contradicting Mercado Bitcoin's no-impact claim.

Researchers find funds still moving after suspension
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“So whoever did this can also move money out of MB's customer deposit addresses”

Dickson Wu, Certik

Mercado Bitcoin Brazil's largest crypto exchangePaolo ArdoinoPaolo Ardoino Tether CEODickson Wu Senior security engineer, CertikChainalysis Blockchain security firmArkham Intelligence Blockchain analytics platform

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