Mercado Bitcoin says breach was halted as outflows reportedly continued
Bitquery-linked analysis cited by Cointribune says roughly $48.6 million moved from compromised deposit addresses across 11 blockchains.
Bitquery-linked analysis cited by Cointribune says roughly $48.6 million moved from compromised deposit addresses across 11 blockchains. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at ₹71,98,144 ($76,141.00), up 0.1% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Cointribune, with live market data added, as of Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:01 UTC.
The discrepancy leaves the timing and full scope of the breach unresolved, particularly for users whose deposit addresses remained exposed after the platform announced containment.
- Mercado Bitcoin said it contained a November 2 platform attack.
- Bitquery tracked $48.6 million across 11 blockchains, Cointribune reported.
- Thousands of deposit addresses reportedly lost funds after the announcement.
- Bitcoin trades at $76,041, down 5.18% over 24 hours.
- Mercado Bitcoin Suffers $38M Security Breach, $11.2M in Assets Frozen
- Mercado Bitcoin says breach was halted as outflows reportedly continued — this brief
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Bitcoin said it had contained a hacking incident targeting its platform on November 2. However, analysis from Bitquery cited by Cointribune indicates that asset withdrawals continued after that announcement, undermining the claimed endpoint of the breach.
The researchers tracked approximately $48.6 million in assets across 11 blockchains, according to Cointribune’s report. Thousands of affected deposit addresses lost funds during the period under scrutiny, including bitcoin-related holdings. The available summary does not specify the precise announcement time, transaction cutoff or complete loss count.
Cointribune’s account frames the central issue as a gap between Mercado Bitcoin’s public containment claim and the later movement of funds identified by Bitquery. Because only one outlet supplied coverage, the reported timeline and scale currently rest on Cointribune’s summary of Bitquery’s findings, without independent outlet corroboration.
The broader crypto market was broadly lower. Bitcoin was priced at $76,041, down 5.18% over 24 hours and 2.17% over seven days, while its market capitalization stood at $1.53 trillion. Total crypto market capitalization was $2.62 trillion, and the Fear & Greed index registered 28, indicating a Fear reading. The unresolved question is whether the reported post-announcement transfers represent the full breach activity or an extension that followed the platform’s initial response.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from ₹71,88,690.37$76,041.00 to ₹71,98,144.08$76,141.00 — +0.13%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
Will Bitcoin dip to $70,000 by December 31, 2026?
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At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₹7.88M (about $76,141.00), down 4.5% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.5% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · November 6, 2026.
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Mercado Bitcoin says breach was halted as outflows reportedl — questions & answers
What did Mercado Bitcoin say about the November 2 attack?
The company said it had contained the hacking incident targeting its platform on November 2.
How much did Bitquery track in affected assets?
Bitquery tracked about $48.6 million across 11 blockchains, according to Cointribune.
Did losses reportedly continue after containment was announced?
Yes. Cointribune reported that thousands of deposit addresses lost funds after Mercado Bitcoin’s containment announcement.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in rupee today?
About ₹7.88M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $76,141.00. The rupee price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Bitcoin in rupee page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is up 0.13% since this brief first published — trading at ₹71,98,144 ($76,141.00) now versus ₹71,88,690 ($76,041.00) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Cointribune. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.