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 Takeaways:

• • World 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 from bitcoin’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 and revealed itself today on X.

Phantom Puts World in Front of 20 Million Wallets

Phantom hosts more than 20 million active users, and World’s integration means those users can open the wallet, navigate to prediction markets and start trading in seconds. No download and no new wallet setup are required.

“ Prediction markets are one of the most powerful applications you can build on a high-performance blockchain,” said Pedro Miranda, head of consumer at the Solana Foundation.

Miranda continued:

“World is designed to show what Solana makes possible: real-time markets, onchain settlement, and a user experience that meets people where they are.”

World Cuts out the Custodial Middleman

Most prediction markets have 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, a stablecoin built on Bridge and Stripe‘s Open Issuance platform, to settle winning positions automatically.

“ Prediction markets thrive 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 see prediction markets grow on Solana, bringing dynamic markets to millions of users fully onchain.”

Chainlink Handles the Resolution Problem

Legacy prediction markets often depend on human-controlled oracles, a setup that slows resolutions and leaves outcomes open to dispute. World turned to Chainlink Data 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 leading prediction markets moving away from human-driven legacy oracle solutions,” Johann Eid, chief business officer at Chainlink Labs, remarked. He said the shift positions the sector to scale toward trillions in trading volume.

What Traders Can Expect Next

At launch, World offers short-duration bitcoin up and down markets alongside World Cup matchups. The Phantom rollout marks the first of several distribution partnerships World plans to activate across fintech and crypto platforms through July, with additional markets in sports, politics, and macroeconomics expected to follow.

The news comes as prediction market competition has really started to heat up. Recently, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg reportedly directed staff to build a prediction market suite and Draftkings revealed launching its own in-house platform. Both Polymarket and Kalshi have continued to see massive growth and raise funds, and several other competitors are stepping into the ring as well.