World has opened its standalone Solana prediction market platform to more than 1 million waitlisted users after creating over 150,000 markets through its Phantom integration.
Summary
- More than 1 million waitlisted users can now access World through its standalone website.
- Over 150,000 markets have been created across sports, crypto, politics, finance, economics, and culture.
- Chainlink Data Streams and its Runtime Environment provide market data and automate contract resolution.
- World plans to introduce equity, commodity, and weather markets after the initial launch.
World gives waitlisted users direct market access
World said in a Sept. 9 announcement that world.xyz now gives more than 1 million waitlisted users direct access to its prediction markets, extending the service beyond the Phantom wallet where it has operated since July.
The initial selection covers every NFL regular-season game, seven soccer leagues, and Formula 1. Contracts tied to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision are also available, placing political and economic events alongside sports and crypto markets.
Each market offers “yes” and “no” contracts priced between $0 and $1. Their prices represent the market’s assessment of whether an event will occur, while the final result determines which contract settles at $1 and which expires at $0.
Users settle trades with CASH, the dollar-backed stablecoin used inside Phantom. World operates as a non-custodial protocol, meaning it does not take custody of customer funds, while orders are routed to liquidity providers operating on Solana.
Unlike a conventional brokerage or centralized crypto exchange, World does not require users to open a brokerage account or register with an exchange. Phantom users still need enough funds to cover Solana network fees when opening or closing positions.
World’s service had already supported positions through Phantom before the standalone site went live. According to the company, users have opened positions through the prediction market service since June 1, 2026, while the wallet integration became publicly available in July.
The platform has not disclosed its first-day trading volume, open interest, or fee structure. Without those figures, its initial share of prediction market activity cannot yet be compared with established venues such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Chainlink automates World market resolution
Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment supply World with market data and automated resolution tools. Once a game finishes or another specified event reaches its deadline, the system can determine the result and settle the related contracts.
Using automated data removes the need for a human resolution panel or a vote among token holders. World said older oracle designs can also include dispute periods that delay settlement, while its Chainlink setup is designed to process outcomes from defined data sources.
Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer Johann Eid linked World’s waitlist of more than 1 million users to demand for prediction markets built on Solana. According to Eid, Chainlink provides the data and infrastructure needed to resolve markets quickly and efficiently.
A similar model has already appeared elsewhere in the sector. In May, Myriad integrated Chainlink Data Streams and the Runtime Environment to automate the creation, resolution, and settlement of markets tied to BTC, ETH, BNB, and SOL.
Myriad also announced plans to extend its service to stocks, commodities, and other real-world assets. Its adoption showed how Chainlink’s infrastructure can coordinate external data with on-chain settlement without relying on a single manual decision-maker.
For World, the system supports contracts across categories that resolve in different ways. Sports markets require verified final scores, Federal Reserve contracts depend on official policy decisions, and election markets need confirmed results under predetermined settlement rules.
Solana keeps World liquidity onchain
Solana Foundation Head of DeFi Ramzy Ali said World introduces another type of tradable product to the network while keeping its liquidity within Solana’s on-chain economy.
Ali described the platform as “introducing a new asset class to Solana and keeping 100% of the liquidity onchain.”
World routes orders to Solana liquidity providers instead of managing trades through an off-chain order book controlled by the platform. According to the announcement, the arrangement allows capital committed to its markets to remain within the Solana network.
The standalone launch also places World among a growing group of prediction market providers competing for retail activity. Prediction market volume across Kalshi, Polymarket and Polymarket US reached a record $50.59 billion in July, according to data reported in August.
Kalshi accounted for $37.7 billion of the total, while Polymarket’s international and U.S. platforms generated a combined $12.9 billion. The figures represented notional trading volume rather than deposits or exchange revenue because contracts can change hands several times before settlement.
World has not provided comparable turnover data for the more than 150,000 markets created through its service. Its disclosed market count measures the number of contracts launched, not the amount of money traded or the number of active customers.
Access remains available through world.xyz and inside Phantom on iOS, Android, and desktop. Phantom states that prediction markets are offered only in jurisdictions where they are supported, although the launch announcement did not provide a country-by-country availability list.
U.S. access depends on local prediction market rules
World’s inclusion of NFL games and the 2026 midterm elections gives the platform a direct connection to U.S. events, but listing an American event does not establish that users in every U.S. state can trade it.
Prediction market access in the country remains subject to disputes over federal derivatives oversight and state gambling laws. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates designated contract markets, while several state authorities contend that sports and election contracts can fall under their own gaming rules.
In September, conflicting Kalshi rulings had produced different outcomes in federal appellate courts. The Third Circuit allowed an injunction protecting Kalshi from New Jersey enforcement to remain in place, while the Ninth Circuit permitted Nevada regulators to enforce state gaming requirements as litigation continued.
New Jersey subsequently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether the Commodity Exchange Act prevents states from applying sports-gambling laws to event contracts listed by a CFTC-regulated exchange. The petition does not mean the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the dispute.
World has not said that it operates a CFTC-registered exchange, nor has it identified which of its contracts are accessible to U.S. residents. Its jurisdiction notice therefore remains important for American users considering markets tied to sports, elections, or Federal Reserve decisions.
After the standalone rollout, World plans to add equity up-and-down contracts. Commodity markets covering gold, silver, oil, natural gas, and computing capacity are also planned, followed by weather contracts tied to major cities.
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