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Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack

Mercado Bitcoin said it will cover all user losses after a hack that took close to $40 million, CoinDesk reported. Partners including Tether, Circle and Chainalysis helped freeze $11 million of the stolen assets, the outlet said.

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1 sourceMajor storyNew

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  • 5 minutes+0.02%Gate · USDT
  • 1 hour+0.52%Gate · USDT
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Claims and open questions

Evidence strength Single source

Only one publisher so far. Another independent outlet or an official source would raise it.

ImportanceMajor story

Security topic · core coin BTC · afterwards moved 3.6× its usual range against BTC

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What sources claim

  • CoinDesk reported that Mercado Bitcoin pledged to cover all user losses following a hack of close to $40 million.
  • CoinDesk reported that partners including Tether, Circle and Chainalysis helped freeze $11 million of the stolen assets.

Still unresolved

  • Which assets and chains the near $40 million loss breaks down into, and how much of it remains unrecovered beyond the $11 million frozen, as would be shown by Mercado Bitcoin's own statement or on-chain data.
  • On what schedule and in what form Mercado Bitcoin will reimburse users, which its official statement or a customer notice would confirm.

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Source evidence

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CoinDeskNews publisher
Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack ↗

Published Nov 3, 2026, 08:56 · Received Nov 3, 2026, 08:58

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WindowReturnActual sampled interval / source
5 minutes+0.02%Nov 3, 2026, 08:58 → Nov 3, 2026, 09:03 (UTC)
Gate · USDT
1 hour+0.52%Nov 3, 2026, 08:58 → Nov 3, 2026, 09:58 (UTC)
Gate · USDT

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