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Mercado Bitcoin's attacker kept draining wallets for hours after the exchange said it was "contained"
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery says Mercado Bitcoin's attacker kept draining customer deposit addresses for about four hours after the Brazilian exchange declared the breach contained, with total losses now traced at $48.6 million across 10 chains.
BitMart's founder calls the withdrawal claims a hack. He didn't say when users get paid.
BitMart founder Sheldon Lee says an X post alleging frozen withdrawals and unpaid staff came from a hacked company account, offering no answer on when users can withdraw, nine days before the exchange's final trading day.