Qubic halts mainnet after $1.3M drain affects 1,404 accounts; most funds immobilized, remainder frozen

Oct 18, 2026Oct 18, 2026, 6:22 PM UTCBy ClusterWire.news· AI-assisted news brief

Qubic halted mainnet activity after a wallet drain estimated at $1.3 million; reports said 1,404 accounts were emptied. Qubic said 87.1% of the drained QU remained immobilized on its network, while MEXC froze the account that received the remainder ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4].

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Qubic Halts Network After $1.3 Million Wallet Drain
The Defiant• Oct 18, 2026
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Qubic halts mainnet after wallet drain empties 1,404 accounts
Crypto Briefing• Oct 18, 2026
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Qubic Loses $1.3 Million in Wallet Raid Before Network Halts
Bitcoin.com News• Oct 18, 2026
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Qubic Network Halts Mainnet After $1.3 Million Wallet Raid Hits 1,404 Accounts
TheCoinrise.com• Oct 18, 2026

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