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HacksTechFlowChinese, translatedFiled 20 h ago

Arkham: Mercado Bitcoin hacker has converted the stolen coins into $10.55 million in ETH

Original headlineArkham:Mercado Bitcoin 黑客已将盗币兑换为 1055 万美元 ETH

Open the sourceReported by TechFlow, techflowpost.com, 4 November 2026
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The hacker linked to the Mercado Bitcoin breach has swapped stolen tokens into roughly $10.55 million worth of ETH, according to Arkham, with the flagged entity now holding about $31.23 million in assets. A separate transaction routing about $650,000 through the Bridgers cross-chain service into BTC appears to have been intercepted. The conversion matters because it marks the stolen funds moving out of illiquid altcoin exposure into ETH, a more liquid asset that is easier to launder or stake. Watch the hacker-linked wallets for further swaps, cross-chain transfers and any movement toward exchanges or mixers.

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