{
  "id": 17873528,
  "title": "Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after a breach involving $46M+ in assets, per Arkham; Tether froze 4.5M+ USDT in response (Jason Shubnell/The Block)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/brazils-largest-crypto-exchange-mercado-bitcoin-halts-withdrawals",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:50:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-11-02-mercado-bitcoin-hack-46-million-brazil-exchange-432333"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after the incident, while Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT linked to the attacker.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bitcoin-traders-eye-post-election-rally-as-exchange-outflows-point-to",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:13:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}