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Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin reports security incident, freezes withdrawals

By Rony Roy

Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals after identifying a security incident in one of its systems on November 2. In an official statement, the exchange said it detected the incident early Monday morning and quickly…

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