Prediction Market World Debuts on Solana, Lets Traders Bet on Bitcoin Moves and World Cup Outcomes
World went live on Solana on Wednesday, opening a fully onchain prediction market inside the Phantom wallet. Key TakeawaysWorld went live on Solana inside Phantom on July 1, 2026, settling trades in. . .
World went live on Solana on Wednesday, opening a fully onchain prediction market inside the Phantom wallet. Key TakeawaysWorld went live on Solana inside Phantom on July 1, 2026, settling trades in CASH. Phantom brings World to its 20 million users without requiring a separate app. World plans new markets in sports, politics and macro through July, Solana says. The platform lets users trade on outcomes ranging frombitcoin’s short-term price moves to the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, without moving funds into a separate app or custodial account. World revealed itself on X on July 1, 2026. The project was previously in stealth mode andrevealeditself today on X. Phantom Puts World in Front of 20 Million WalletsPhantom hosts more than 20 million active users, and World’s integration means those users can open the wallet, navigate toprediction marketsand start trading in seconds. No download and no new wallet setup are required. “Prediction marketsare one of the most powerful applications you can build on a high-performanceblockchain,” said Pedro Miranda, head of consumer at theSolanaFoundation. Miranda continued:“World is designed to show whatSolanamakes possible: real-time markets, onchain settlement, and a user experience that meets people where they are. ”World Cuts out the Custodial MiddlemanMostprediction marketshave relied on centralized infrastructure that requires users to hand over funds and trust systems they cannot see. World structures every market, position and settlement onchain instead. Funds stay in a user’s wallet until they choose to enter a trade. The platform uses CASH, astablecoinbuilt on Bridge andStripe‘s Open Issuance platform, to settle winning positions automatically. “Prediction marketsthrive on near-instant, low cost settlement, and that’s what CASH enables for World,” said Will McComb, product manager for money movement at Phantom. “We’re excited to seeprediction marketsgrow onSolana, bringing dynamic markets to millions of users fully onchain. ”Chainlink Handles the Resolution ProblemLegacyprediction marketsoften depend on human-controlledoracles, a setup that slows resolutions and leaves outcomes open to dispute. World turned toChainlinkData Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment to resolve markets automatically using live data feeds. “World’s integration of Chainlink is a major milestone in the broader industry trend of leadingprediction marketsmoving away from human-driven legacyoraclesolutions,” Johann Eid, chief business officer at Chainlink Labs, remarked. He said the shift positions the sector to scale toward trillions intrading volume. What Traders Can Expect NextAt launch, World offers short-durationbitcoinup and down markets alongside World Cup matchups. The Phantom rollout marks the first of several distribution partnerships World plans to activate across fintech andcryptoplatforms through July, with additional markets in sports, politics, and macroeconomics expected to follow. The news comes asprediction marketcompetition has really started to heat up. Recently, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg reportedlydirectedstaff to build aprediction marketsuite and Draftkingsrevealedlaunching its own in-house platform. BothPolymarketandKalshihave continued to see massive growth and raise funds, and several other competitors are stepping into the ring as well.