World has given more than 1 million waitlisted users direct access to its standalone Solana-based prediction market, expanding beyond the Phantom wallet where it launched in July. The platform has already created over 150,000 markets spanning sports, politics, crypto, and economics, with Chainlink handling data and settlement.
World opens standalone access to over 1 million users
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 lineup covers every NFL regular-season game, seven soccer leagues, and Formula 1, alongside contracts tied to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections and the Federal Reserve's next policy decision.
Each market offers "yes" and "no" contracts priced between $0 and $1, reflecting the market's assessment of whether an event will occur. Users settle trades with CASH, the dollar-backed stablecoin used inside Phantom, and World operates as a non-custodial protocol, routing orders to liquidity providers on Solana rather than taking custody of funds itself.
World has not disclosed its first-day trading volume, open interest, or fee structure, so its share of prediction market activity cannot yet be compared with established venues such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Chainlink automates resolution, Solana keeps liquidity onchain
Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment supply World with market data and automated resolution tools, letting the system settle contracts once a game finishes or another specified event reaches its deadline without a human resolution panel or token-holder vote. 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, saying Chainlink provides the data and infrastructure needed to resolve markets quickly and efficiently.
Solana Foundation Head of DeFi Ramzy Ali described the platform as "introducing a new asset class to Solana and keeping 100% of the liquidity onchain." The standalone launch places World among a growing group of prediction market providers chasing retail activity: prediction market volume across Kalshi, Polymarket and Polymarket US reached a record $50.59 billion in July, with Kalshi accounting for $37.7 billion of that total.
U.S. access still depends on state rules
World's inclusion of NFL games and the 2026 midterm elections connects the platform to U.S. events, but listing an American event doesn't mean 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, and in September conflicting Kalshi rulings produced different outcomes in federal appellate courts. World has not said whether it operates a CFTC-registered exchange or identified which contracts are accessible to U.S. residents.
After the standalone rollout, World plans to add equity contracts, followed by commodity markets covering gold, silver, oil, natural gas, and computing capacity, then weather contracts tied to major cities.
Source: crypto.news
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