Mercado Bitcoin is set to resume Pix-based fiat transactions next week following a $49 million hack, though crypto deposits and withdrawals remain offline with no set return date.
One of Brazil's largest exchanges resumes real deposits and withdrawals via Pix next week, over 15 days after a Nov. 2 attack drained about $49 million. Restoring fiat access limits contagion fears, but crypto transfers stay suspended with no date, and the hack follows a far larger $6.3 billion Binance breach attributed to North Korean hackers, keeping security concerns alive.
Mercado Bitcoin will restore deposits and withdrawals in Brazilian reais via the Pix system starting next week, over 15 days after a $49 million hack. While fiat access returns, crypto transfers remain suspended indefinitely as the exchange continues a gradual restoration process.
Only indirectly. The exchange is private and the $49 million loss is small next to the $6.3 billion Binance breach mentioned in the article, so the main effect is on confidence: restoring real withdrawals is reassuring, but suspended crypto transfers keep some uncertainty.
Not yet. Real deposits and withdrawals via Pix restart next week, only to accounts in the customer's own name, while crypto deposits and withdrawals remain suspended with no date set.