World, a fully on-chain, Solana native prediction market powered by Chainlink that aims to compete with Kalshi and Polymarket, has launched on Phantom Wallet.

 

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According to the team, the World prediction market will allow users to predict outcomes on crypto price movements and the ongoing 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. Additional markets across sports, geopolitics, and macroeconomics will be added in the coming weeks.

 

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

 

Unlike most prediction markets that require users to interact with centralized infrastructure, World is designed to operate entirely on-chain. Every market, every position, and every settlement happens on-chain; as such, users do not have to move their funds to any custodial or centralized entity, as they can interact directly with Solana liquidity.

 

The platform uses $CASH as its settlement stablecoin. Since it’s launched directly within the Phantom Wallet, World will be available to more than 20 million Phantom Wallet users. It is also important to note that this World project is entirely different from Sam Altman's World. This World is a prediction market project, while Sam Altman's World is an identity project.

 

World's launch comes at a time when prediction markets are gaining significant traction, especially since the start of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. Since early June, prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, have seen inflows of more than $3.8 billion.

 

Despite regulatory challenges in some jurisdictions, prediction market companies continue to grow and expand. Kalshi and Polymarket have both recently secured substantial funding from investors. Kalshi recently raised funding at a $22 billion valuation, while Polymarket raised $600 million at a $15 billion valuation and is reportedly in talks to raise an additional $400 million.