XRP Ledger said it now supports Mastercard’s Verifiable Intent standard for agent-payment use cases. The standard is designed to use cryptography to verify the authenticity of a user’s payment intent, strengthening compliance and anti-fraud capabilities. The move is positioned as an infrastructure upgrade for the XRP ecosystem that improves technical fit for institutional cross-border payment solutions, aligning with Ripple’s compliance-focused payments strategy. No other tokens, protocols, or chains were mentioned as part of the integration.

Wheat futures posted broad losses on Friday, with front-month contracts in CBOT, KCBT and MIAX down 17–20 cents on the day. Ukraine proposed steps to keep vessels moving in the Black Sea, but there was no formal agreement between Ukraine and Russia. U.S. new-crop wheat export sales total 6.68 MMT, down 26% from last year. Spring wheat yield on the annual tour was estimated at 48 bpa, while IKAR sees Russia’s 2026/27 wheat exports at 44.5 MMT.

U.S. corn futures were down 1–2 cents by midday Friday, while the national average cash corn price fell 1 3/4 cents to $4.32 per bushel. NOAA’s 7-day QPF calls for less than 0.5 inches of rain across much of the Corn Belt over the next week, with Missouri and eastern Ohio the main exceptions. Export Sales data released Thursday showed total corn commitments at 86.613 MMT, or 103% of the USDA export projection, and new-crop sales at 7.56 MMT, up 12.5% from the same period last year.

A social media post claimed that “Ripple Treasury” is covered by #CLARITY and called for the legislation to be sent to former U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as possible. #CLARITY refers to the Crypto Asset Regulation and Innovation Yield Act, a congressional proposal intended to clarify when crypto assets are treated as securities and outline a regulatory framework. The proposal has not entered a formal legislative process and there has been no official confirmation of progress, leaving the post as policy speculation without cited bill text, voting timelines, or government backing.

COMEX gold rebounded to above $4,070 an ounce, while silver climbed to $59 an ounce. The article says investors are assessing how tensions in the Middle East may affect markets. It adds that gold and silver are traditional safe-haven assets whose price moves are positively correlated with geopolitical risk.

In the first half of 2026, WLFI’s core stablecoin USD1 expanded sharply, reaching a $5.3B peak supply across 8+ chains. Liquidity on Solana rose from $115M to over $1B, while WLFI Markets launched with $310M+ supplied. The ecosystem also advanced institutional efforts with an OCC national trust bank charter filing and broadened real-world usage, including UFC bonuses paid in USD1. These developments reinforce WLFI’s role in protocol governance, yield distribution, and cross-chain financial infrastructure.

A vote on the U.S. CLARITY Act is scheduled for July 27, 2026. At the time of publication, the tally stood at 47 votes in favor and 53 against, leaving it 13 votes short of the 60 required for passage. The bill aims to clarify how digital assets are classified as securities versus commodities, which would increase regulatory certainty for the industry if approved. The current count suggests the measure is unlikely to pass, keeping the U.S. crypto regulatory framework unclear in the near term and affecting policy expectations for bitcoin and other major crypto assets.

Tanfac Industries reported Q1 FY27 revenue of ₹187.2 crore, up 6.3% year on year, while profit after tax fell 13.4% to ₹16.8 crore. Operating EBITDA margin narrowed to 15.3% as higher sulphur prices and elevated fuel costs tied to geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on profitability. The company said it has completed a ₹250 crore QIP and is advancing a ₹390 crore HFC-32 project targeted for commissioning by the end of Q3 FY27.