Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin reports security incident, freezes withdrawals

Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals after identifying a security incident in one of its systems on November 2. Mercado Bitcoin has temporarily suspended cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals after detecting and containing a security incident in one of its systems on November 2. The Brazilian exchange said customers had suffered no harm and no data breach had occurred, although it did not disclose which system was affected or whether any assets were stolen.