Tether Freezes 4.5 Million USDT Linked to Mercado Bitcoin Security Incident

Odaily Report: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that Tether has frozen over 4.5 million USDT related to the Mercado Bitcoin security incident.

Mercado Bitcoin previously stated that a security incident occurred in one of its systems, with no customer losses and no data breach; as a precautionary measure, the platform temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals.