# Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals; a firm sees $40 million+ outflows

- By: Halving News Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T16:32:00.000Z
- Produced with artificial intelligence under human editorial supervision.
- Update 2026-11-03: Mercado Bitcoin puts the assets involved at about $38 million and says $11 million is frozen; deposits and withdrawals remain suspended.

## Excerpt

Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals on 2 November 2026 after a security incident. Security firm Hypernative says more than $40 million moved out of wallets it ties to the exchange, across at least 10 blockchains; the company has confirmed no figure and says clients lost nothing. Tether has frozen over 4.5 million USDT.

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