Wager Predict (WP) is a noncustodial prediction-market protocol on BNB Chain that lets users trade binary markets across crypto, sports and politics with up to 10x leverage. The project said its token generation event is scheduled for August 2026 and that a snapshot will take place soon. It plans to allocate 10% of the WP token supply to early participants, with testnet activity such as volume, badges, staking and referrals counting toward eligibility. WP has not launched yet, and BNB serves as the chain’s native asset used for gas and ecosystem participation.

Base said its app on desktop and mobile now supports multi-chain trading for BNB, Solana (SOL), Bitcoin (BTC) and Robinhood Chain. The update allows users to trade these assets directly within Base App without switching to other wallets or exchanges. The announcement did not specify a launch date, available trading pairs, whether spot or derivatives are included, or whether KYC is required. Base described the move as an infrastructure expansion aimed at improving multi-chain compatibility, without changes to tokenomics or fund flow mechanisms.

Internet Computer (ICP) briefly moved ahead of Solana (SOL) on real-time transactions per second (TPS), posting 1,459 tx/s versus SOL’s 1,324 tx/s. The ranking is based on a moment-in-time snapshot, while SOL still leads on 24-hour and 7-day average TPS. DFINITY shared the update through its official social channels, and it does not involve any protocol upgrade, mainnet change, or major ecosystem partnership.

Gold has held the key $4,000-per-ounce support level for five consecutive weeks but has failed to sustain gains above $4,100. Over the same period, escalating conflict in Iran lifted oil to a nine-week high, reinforcing inflation concerns. Markets are not expected to see a rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s July meeting, but the implied probability of a September hike has risen to about 66%. Investors are also watching the Bank of Japan’s July 31 meeting for a potential hawkish surprise as the yen slid to a 40-year low, while the U.S. is considering 10%–12.5% tariffs on major trading partners that could add second-round inflation pressure.

A Brazilian dairy farm tokenized 10 cows and used them to unlock a $19,600 loan on Brazil’s B3 exchange, described as the first on-chain collateralized financing tied to a real-world asset. The text says $31 BILLION in tokenized real-world assets are already on-chain, excluding stablecoins. It adds that BCG projects the figure will reach $16 TRILLION by 2030. It also positions the $XRP Ledger as infrastructure for this trend, citing 3 to 5 seconds for confirmation, 24/7 operation, fractions-of-a-cent fees and protocol-level compliance.

Japan said medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54% of the total rare earth content in mud lifted from the deep seabed near Minamitorishima island. Around 50 metric tons of mud were recovered, and the analysis identified elements including yttrium, gadolinium and dysprosium, according to the Cabinet Office’s national platform for innovative ocean development. The effort comes as Japan looks to diversify supplies amid China’s export controls on some heavy rare earths and related magnets introduced in April 2025 and later tightened for Japan. Japan plans a month-long large-scale mining trial starting in February 2027, targeting 350 tons of mud a day, with an industrialization assessment due by March 2028.

Ripple said it has won approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to set up a trust bank that can hold dollar reserves in compliance. The company is also advancing issuance of its dollar stablecoin, RLUSD. It is positioning the XRP Ledger as infrastructure for settlement between banks. The post said Ripple holds 75+ licences worldwide and has one remaining step—a “master account”—to connect directly to major payment rails.

The U.S. Treasury Department kept South Korea on its currency monitoring list for a fourth consecutive report in its July 2026 semiannual review, saying the won’s sustained weakness does not match the country’s strong fundamentals. It cited South Korea’s 6.6% of GDP current account surplus and a $45 billion goods and services surplus with the United States, while noting the Bank of Korea was a net seller of $28 billion in foreign exchange in 2025. Treasury also said large, largely unhedged overseas investments by South Korean households and institutions added to depreciation pressure on the won. The move does not designate South Korea a currency manipulator but signals continued U.S. policy concern over the won’s depreciation trend, according to the report.