The hacker behind the $46 million Mercado Bitcoin breach transferred about $8 million in Ethereum to new wallets on November 3, shortly after the attack. Despite these moves, no deposits into the privacy tool Tornado Cash have been confirmed, which could have obscured the trail. The attacker still holds over $1 million in various altcoins, raising concerns about potential market impact if sold. Authorities and crypto issuers have frozen more than $9 million of the stolen funds, and investigations continue to track and recover assets amid heightened scrutiny following a recent $6.3 billion Binance hack.
The stolen funds include over $9 million in Tether, which trades at Rp18.150 on Pluang with a slight 0.19% gain as of Nov 03, 2026 17:41 WIB. Market activity shows 67% of Pluang users selling USDT and 33% buying, with typical hold times around 92 days. These figures highlight ongoing investor engagement with Tether despite the recent security incidents.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed the company holds nearly 150,000 Bitcoin, valued at $8.37 billion as of September 30, 2026, as part of its long-term investment strategy. The company reported $132.4 billion in U.S. Treasury bill exposure and $7.95 b...
After a security breach on Nov. 2 at Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Chainalysis helped freeze nearly $10 million in stolen stablecoins across 17 blockchains. The exchange alerted Chainalysis early that morning, leading to rapid co...
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, now holds about 150,000 Bitcoin valued at over $11.5 billion, a significant increase from earlier in 2026 when it held around 100,000 BTC. This rise follows a policy since May 2023 to invest up to 15% of qua...
On November 2, five significant cryptocurrency transfers worth a combined $873.2 million occurred within three hours. Key moves included a $270 million Tether (USDT) transfer to Bitfinex and a $149.9 million USDT transfer to Aave from unknown wallets...
Tether froze over $1.5 billion in USDT connected to Binance's October 29 hack, but blockchain data shows the first major freeze happened 37 minutes after the largest transfer of 1.6 billion USDT. The freeze process spanned across Ethereum, TRON, and ...
