Mercado Bitcoin Announces Freezing of $11 Million in Stolen Assets Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin posted that the security incident involves assets valued at approximately $38 million. It has collaborated with partners including Tether, Circle, Paxos, BRL1, and Chainalysis to freeze $11 million. Other freezeable funds have been identified, and processing is ongoing. The exchange reiterated that users will not suffer asset losses as a result of this security incident, and service restoration time will only be announced through official channels.