Mercado Bitcoin Suspends Withdrawals After $40M in Suspcious Transfers

TL;DR Brazil-based Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals after suspicious transfers affected wallets across at least 10 blockchain networks. Security researchers estimate that more than $40 million in crypto assets moved to new addresses. The exchange says it contained the incident, with no customer harm or data breach reported. Tether froze $4.5 million in USDT […]

Brazil Revives Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Plan Targeting Purchase Of Up To 1 Million BTC

Even as Bitcoin (BTC) struggles with weak price performance and heightened volatility over the past month, Brazil’s House of Representatives is signaling a markedly different long‑term outlook. Lawmakers are once again exploring the creation of a national Bitcoin reserve that could eventually hold as many as 1 million BTC. Brazil’s Bitcoin Reserve Proposal The renewed […]