Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin resumes balance inquiries after outflow; withdrawal timing undecided

Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin has begun a phased restoration of services after a hack forced it to halt operations, starting with balance inquiries only. Withdrawals will resume in a later stage, limited to Pix transfers to accounts in the customer's own name, but the exchange has not given a date. The outage follows an outflow of funds from the platform, though the article does not specify the amount lost or the tokens and chains affected. The staged restart matters because it leaves customer funds effectively locked until withdrawals reopen, testing confidence in one of Brazil's largest local exchanges. What to watch next is the timing of the withdrawal phase and whether Mercado Bitcoin discloses the size of the loss and any reimbursement plan.