World Launches Solana-Native Prediction Market, Powered by Chainlink

World, the enigma that has captivated the attention of the Solana ecosystem for several weeks, has finally been revealed as what is expected to be a highly-competitive, Solana-native prediction market.

Powered by Chainlink oracles, World prediction markets have been rolled out to Phantom users directly within the wallet, using $CASH as its settlement stablecoin.

The launch gives Solana a genuine contender in one of crypto’s most electric sectors, with prediction market giants like Kalshi and Polymarket currently dominating market share.

World Revealed as Solana’s Newest Prediction Market

After sparking speculative discussions across Solana regarding its origins and intentions, World has finally been unveiled as a Solana-native prediction market. World is currently live in Phantom, with initial markets capturing FIFA World Cup matches and crypto up-or-down price movements.

Where many prediction markets rely on centralized infrastructure, offchain engines, and obscure systems, World brings the entire events contract trading experience onchain. Liquidity and execution is fully onchain, giving traders the transparency and finality that only DeFi can provide.

“Prediction markets are one of the most powerful applications you can build on a high-performance blockchain. World is designed to show what Solana makes possible: real-time markets, onchain settlement, and a user experience that meets people where they are.” - Pedro Miranda, Solana Foundation Head of Consumer

World’s oracle and resolution data will be powered by Chainlink, a collaboration the venue argues will overcome the sluggish and uncertain resolution outcomes that have plagued existing prediction markets and frustrated traders throughout 2026.

“We’re excited to see the premier prediction market on Solana adopt Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure. 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, to advanced decentralized oracle infrastructure that unlocks immediate market resolutions and positions the space to scale to trillions in volume.” - Johann Eid Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer

Initial Access Rolled Out to Phantom Users

For eagle-eyed network participants, and those who are perennially online, World’s unveiling as a prediction market came as no huge surprise. Announced on June 29, Phantom listed World of its new World Cup prediction markets in the wallet’s disclaimers.

At launch, World is only accessible to Phantom users, with markets settled exclusively in its proprietary stablecoin, $CASH. World has teased future frontend integrations with other applications across both traditional fintech venues and the Solana’s flourishing DeFi economy. 

Meanwhile, World’s webapp is currently unavailable, with no timeline to launch other than crypto’s ubiquitous promise of “soon”.

Solana Joins Prediction Market Race in Earnest

While consistently dominating spot trading and consumer app revenue across the industry, Solana has remained uncomfortably sidelined in two of the strongest crypto application verticals in the past 18 months: Perpetual futures and prediction markets.

Progress has been made on the perps front, with emerging venues like Phoenix promising to challenge the market leaders. Meanwhile, Solana’s prediction market sector remains well behind the Kalshi-Polymarket duopoly, who have dominated the sector since its inception.

World’s launch helps evolve Solana into one of the industry’s most active and diverse onchain economies, bringing the network once step closer to solidifying its position as crypto’s “everything exchange”. With World joining the fold, Solana finally has a competitive horse in the race, promising a fully onchain, composable prediction market venue capable of challenging the incumbents.

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