[Mercado Bitcoin Restores Read-Only Access to Accounts in Phases, Withdrawal Time Undetermined] According to Odaily Planet Daily, Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin restored read-only access to user accounts in phases on Monday, allowing users to view their balances and holdings up to November 2nd. The exchange has not yet announced a withdrawal restoration timeline, following the theft of approximately $49 million in assets by attackers. Fabricio Tota stated that almost all assets were unaffected by the incident; some of the stolen funds were frozen within hours of the exchange announcing the attack. Security analysts say the attackers transferred funds via regular transfers, not by exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities. Mercado Bitcoin has not yet explained how the attackers gained wallet access. In the next phase, users will need to verify their platform registration information before transferring funds. Mercado Bitcoin plans to first restore withdrawals from Pix, allowing users to withdraw funds only to accounts registered in their own name; specific timing has not yet been announced. (Cointelegraph)