From late June to early July 2026, DTCC confirmed it will connect its tokenization service to the Stellar network, with production testing starting in July 2026 and an initial scope covering Russell 1000 equities, major ETFs and U.S. Treasuries. Circle also enabled native USDC transfers on Stellar via its crosschain protocol, while Matrixdock launched its LBMA-certified gold token XAUm on the network. Stellar’s on-chain RWA total has topped $2.8 billion and stablecoin payments reached $5.5 billion in Q1, up 71% year over year. XLM rose 13% on July 1 to $0.20, rebounding from a late-June low of $0.18.

Donald Trump said in a CNBC interview that there was “nothing illegal” and “nothing wrong” with crypto-related businesses generating billions of dollars while he serves as U.S. president. Federal financial disclosures said he brought in more than $2.2 billion in 2025, including $594 million from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and $636 million from sales of Trump-branded meme coins. The filings also said he holds more than $50 million in Bitcoin in a cold wallet. Critics, including economist Peter Schiff, argued the token sales reflect payments for political access rather than conventional investment.

Jito began onboarding early-access users to its self-custody trading terminal JTX on June 26, 2026, and is targeting a public rollout in July. The product is positioned around Solana on-chain execution, aiming to aggregate liquidity from DEXs and RFQ-style venues. Jito has also said 80% of JTX protocol revenue will be returned to JTO holders via buybacks or fee sharing, while Solana tokenized-equity trading posted a record $644M in daily volume over the same period.

Global gold and silver prices surged, with spot gold rising to $4,165.29 an ounce—its highest since late June—and spot silver gaining 2.1% to $62.28. The move followed weaker-than-expected US labour market data that fuelled expectations of a shift in the Federal Reserve’s policy stance. In India, shares of gold loan firms Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance, along with silver producer Hindustan Zinc, advanced. Domestic gold rebounded to Rs 148046 per 10 grams, about 5.4% above this week’s low.

Soaring copper prices are pushing downstream users to switch faster to aluminium, and Goldman Sachs forecasts the copper-to-aluminium price ratio will reach a record 4.5:1 in 2026 while aluminium could fall to $2,350 a tonne. Chinese refined copper demand fell about 8% in late 2025, while data-centre grid bottlenecks and permitting delays are weighing on near-term copper demand. Longer term, AI data centres could consume 1.1 million tonnes of copper a year by 2030 and UBS estimates a 2026 deficit above 400,000 tonnes, supporting a bullish structural view even as 2026 copper price forecasts have moderated.

Global equities rose on Friday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report tempered concerns about near-term Federal Reserve rate hikes. Europe’s STOXX 600 hit a record high, while U.S. tech shares were described as being on a “cooling” trend even as broader U.S. stocks benefited from improved macro sentiment. The report did not cite specific payroll figures, characterizing the latest monthly data only as “tepid” and “cooling.”

Ondo Finance said it has integrated Broadridge’s proxy voting system for tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds, covering more than 250 products including iShares Core S&P 500 and Micron Technology. Wallet-authenticated holders can vote and access issuer communications, regulatory filings and other shareholder documents. The move addresses a long-standing criticism that many on-chain equity products provide price exposure without governance rights. Tokenized stocks totaled $1.67 billion with nearly 181,000 holders, while ONDO traded at $0.3309 on muted reaction.

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ordered the removal of three battery-management apps—BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch Li-ion—after they were used to remotely disable e-rickshaw batteries. Google Play Store and Apple App Store have taken the apps down. The move is a compliance response to a regulatory directive and does not involve product defects, revenue losses or a major policy shift. The impact on the two companies’ core operations and finances is expected to be limited.