🔐 Ethereum prepares for the quantum era
Welcome to the Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Daily Tribune ☕️
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Today is Wednesday, July 16, 2025 and as every day from Tuesday to Saturday, we summarize the news from the last 24 hours that you shouldn’t have missed!
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A quick look at the market…
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24h crypto recap! ⏱
🔐 Ethereum prepares for the quantum era
Vitalik Buterin estimates that Ethereum will survive quantum computing between 2030–2035 thanks to advances in post-quantum cryptography, such as the resistant signatures developed by Justin Drake. The upcoming integration of a zkEVM on L1 will allow validators to verify blocks via concise and quantum-safe proofs in less than 12 seconds.
🛍️ CZ sees the recent pullback as a buying opportunity
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) sees the recent ATH around $123,000 not as an end, but as a buying opportunity during an "accumulation phase." He reminds that every bull cycle has experienced pullbacks and encourages disciplined dollar-cost averaging to smooth entries.
🔥 135 billion USD of ETH burned, but supply continues to grow
Since the Merge, Ethereum has destroyed nearly 135 billion USD of value through the transaction fee burn mechanism. Despite this, the total amount of ETH in circulation continues to increase due to issuance linked to staking and network activity.
🌍 The crypto market reaches 38 trillion USD
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has just surpassed 38 trillion USD, now exceeding the GDP of the United Kingdom. This breakthrough reflects a massive resurgence of confidence from individual and institutional investors, attracted by ETFs and DeFi innovations.
Crypto of the day: IOTA (IOTA)
🧠 Technology and innovation
Unlike classic blockchains, IOTA is based on a technology called Tangle, a directed acyclic graph (DAG). Each new transaction validates two previous ones, which enables native scalability, zero transaction fees, and high energy efficiency.
Designed for the Internet of Things (IoT), IOTA aims to connect billions of devices worldwide with a secure, lightweight, and fast protocol. The transition to IOTA 2.0 introduces decentralized governance and a Proof-of-Stake-type consensus, while maintaining no fees.
💰 Main utility and advantages
The IOTA token is designed to:
Enable micro-transactions without fees, ideal for IoT;
Activate machine-to-machine use cases, like connected sensors;
Build IoT ecosystems (smart cities, energy, logistics) through direct integration into connected devices.
Its protocol, Tangle, encourages organic network growth: the more transactions, the better the performance.
📊 Market data (July 16, 2025)
Current price: $0.2159 USD
24h change: +3.22 %
Market capitalization: ≈ 880.6 million $ USD
CoinMarketCap rank: #84
Circulating supply: 3,897,134,960 IOTA
24h trading volume: ≈ 38.29 million $ USD
Trump versus the Fed: towards a Bitcoin bull run triggered by monetary policy?
Donald Trump no longer hides his intention to deeply reshape U.S. monetary policy. By directly confronting the Federal Reserve and its current chairman, Jerome Powell, the former head of state outlines a plan that could radically transform the economic environment. Such a direction could propel the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin leading, into a new phase of rapid growth.
A monetary strategy adopted to weaken the Fed
Donald Trump has made criticism of current monetary policy a central axis of his electoral strategy. According to reports, he plans to replace Jerome Powell at the end of his term in May 2026, or even to accelerate this process if he finds the political leverage. The stated goal is clear: to appoint a Fed chairman favorable to a strong interest rate cut.
Such a maneuver would have immediate consequences on the markets. Easier credit policy could indeed generate a resurgence of consumption and investments. But the sought-after side effect would also be monetary: weakening the dollar against alternative assets like Bitcoin, often perceived as a decentralized store of value in times of monetary uncertainty.
A turning point favorable to Bitcoin, but at what cost?
The prospect of a more lenient Fed is a bullish signal for the crypto market. By injecting more liquidity into the economy, investors seek assets less sensitive to interest rate policies and monetary depreciation. Bitcoin, with its limited supply and deflationary nature, then becomes an attractive safe haven. Previous periods of low rates, such as in 2020-2021, coincided with spectacular bull runs.
But this strategy could also open the way to major risks. A too rapid rate cut could exacerbate inflation or cause imbalances in bond markets. Moreover, such a direction would depend on Senate approval to validate a new Fed chairman, complicating the immediate implementation of the plan.
If Trump's plan aims to revive the economy through monetary easing, it could simultaneously offer Bitcoin an ideal ground for a new surge. The promise of low rates and stimulus through consumption could be enough to trigger a bull cycle, with a snowball effect on crypto markets.
