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Blockchain data contradicts Mercado Bitcoin's claim it "contained" its hack
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery says a Mercado Bitcoin attacker kept draining customer deposit addresses for nearly four hours after the Brazilian exchange declared the breach contained, with losses it puts at $48.6 million across 11 chains.
Mercado Bitcoin halts deposits and withdrawals after breach; outside trackers put losses at $40M–$46M
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange, suspended deposits and withdrawals on November 2 after a security breach that outside analysts peg at $40 million to $46 million across at least 10 blockchains.
Brazilian companies rushed into stablecoins as Lula's upset win hammered the real
Brazilian firms piled into dollar-pegged stablecoins and bitcoin on Oct. 25 as Lula's upset runoff win sent the real and stocks tumbling the next day, with corporate accounts driving most of the trading.
Petrobras is testing Cardano to trace green-fuel claims — but both projects are still R&D
Petrobras and the Cardano Foundation unveiled two research-stage blockchain projects on Sept. 30 to trace environmental claims for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, with no deployment timeline or fuel volumes disclosed.
Cardano Foundation touts supply-chain traceability launch with Brazil's Blockforce
The Cardano Foundation and Brazilian firm Blockforce say Cardano is now live as the public "proof layer" for a supply-chain traceability platform used by fashion groups including Azzas 2154, with over 500,000 records anchored.
Itaú enters ANBIMA tokenization pilot with OpenAssets — a vendor part-backed by the bank's founding family
Itaú Unibanco and infrastructure firm OpenAssets said Tuesday they have begun a tokenized bond and fund pilot run by Brazilian markets body ANBIMA, with no size or timeline disclosed.
Cardano Foundation Announces Two-Year SENAI São Paulo Training Deal; No Financials Disclosed
The Cardano Foundation says it has begun onboarding 130 SENAI São Paulo staff to a two-year blockchain training and industrial-pilot program in Brazil, with no financial terms disclosed.