📢 Today’s Top Crypto Headlines: 💵 Tether Eyes $20B Raise • Reportedly seeking up to $20B in funding → potential $500B valuation • Would rank Tether alongside OpenAI & SpaceX as top private firms • Represents 3% equity stake, but insiders view target as overly ambitious. 🟣 Circle’s Market Pressure • $USDC issuer market cap ~$30B • Share price fell -5%, recovered +1.5% after hours • $USDT vs $USDC supply: $170B vs $70B • Investors question reserve-driven returns amid lower rates → Tether seen as more flexible under current regs. ⚖️ SEC Considers “Innovation Exemptions” • SEC Chair Paul Atkins plans exemptions by end of 2025 • Aim: simplify approval of blockchain products/services • Could accelerate institutional adoption and investment. ⚠️ UXLINK Exploited – $11.3M Lost • Attackers minted 1B tokens, token value plunged -80% • Market cap fell $150M → <$50M • OKX & Bybit paused trading • Twist: hacker later lost 542M tokens to a phishing scam → “predator becomes prey.” 🏦 Morgan Stanley Opens Crypto Access • Partnering with Zero Hash to enable $BTC, $ETH & $SOL trading for ETrade clients by mid-2025 • Plans to add digital wallet solutions • Marks a major TradFi step into digital assets, aligned with evolving U.S. policy. Real-time, AI-powered market insights, only with SWFTGPT! 📲 Listen now: