Key Highlights
- World has launched as a fully on-chain prediction market on Solana.
- Users can trade directly through Phantom self-custodial wallets.
- Chainlink powers the platform’s oracle and settlement infrastructure.
World, a prediction market platform built on Solana, has launched as a fully on-chain service, integrating Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure. The platform is accessible directly within the Phantom wallet, allowing users with Solana wallets to trade event contracts without leaving their self-custodial environment.
According to the announcement, World will initially offer markets covering crypto price movements and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. Users can participate in short-duration Bitcoin up/down markets and football-related outcomes.
The project also plans to expand into macroeconomic indicators (interest rates, inflation, GDP, employment, equities, commodities, FX), elections (U.S. federal and state, plus international), and additional sports categories, including NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, tennis, golf, and MMA.
According to the announcement, the platform integrates multiple Chainlink services. Chainlink Data Streams provide low-latency market data for crypto markets, while the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) supports deterministic outcome resolution for market settlement.
Prediction markets come to Phantom wallets
World operates as a non-custodial platform. Users interact with Solana liquidity while keeping funds in their wallets until they choose to enter a market. Every position, settlement, and redemption occurs on-chain using Phantom’s $CASH stablecoin for settlement.
The Phantom integration gives World access to Phantom users across iOS, Android, and desktop without additional downloads.
The Solana Foundation’s Head of Consumer, Pedro Miranda, said prediction markets showcase how high-performance blockchains can support real-time markets and on-chain settlement. Phantom Product Manager for Money Movement Will McComb said low-cost, near-instant settlement through $CASH helps support dynamic markets.
Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer Johann Eid said the integration represents broader adoption of decentralized oracle infrastructure for prediction markets and could reduce reliance on manual outcome resolution.
Competitiveness in the prediction market sector
World enters a competitive prediction market landscape on Solana. Other projects, including Jupiter’s Forecast, have recently introduced short-duration Bitcoin prediction markets. The broader prediction market sector has expanded in recent years, although platforms continue to face challenges related to regulatory compliance, liquidity, and market resolution.
The platform’s focus on major events like the FIFA World Cup could drive early activity, but sustaining engagement across planned macro and election markets remains to be seen. The use of $CASH stablecoin also ties settlement to another emerging asset, adding layers of counterparty and peg stability risk.
Chainlink continues its push into TradFi
Chainlink is also extending its infrastructure into traditional finance through Project Pangea. Launched on June 23, the initiative brings together over 50 institutions, including Korean banks via UniKA (Shinhan Bank, JB Bank, Kbank) and European banks through Qivalis, to enable real-time, atomic PvP settlements using regulated EUR and KRW stablecoins.
The project uses Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for cross-chain transfers, Data Streams for live foreign exchange rates, and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) to connect blockchain infrastructure with legacy banking systems through ISO 20022 and Swift.
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