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  "id": 17848491,
  "title": "Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/mercado-bitcoin-brazils-largest-crypto-exchange-hit-by-46-million",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:19:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
    "slug": "the-block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-11-02-mercado-bitcoin-hack-46-million-brazil-exchange-432333"
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  "summary": "Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirmed earlier Monday a security incident and paused withdrawals.",
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        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/brazils-largest-exchange-mercado-bitcoin-halts-withdrawals-after-40",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:46:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PYMNTS",
        "title": "Mercado Bitcoin Takes $40 Million Loss in Latest Crypto Hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/mercado-bitcoin-takes-40-million-loss-in-latest-crypto-hack",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:36:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}