The platform is now operational within the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, leveraging Chainlink for its market data oracle infrastructure.
By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Jamie Crawley Jul 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShow- World is a new on-chain prediction market on Solana, allowing users to trade contracts on events like cryptocurrency prices and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- The platform is now active in the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, using Chainlink as its primary oracle for market data.
- Users can trade directly from their Solana wallets, with all positions, settlements, and redemptions conducted entirely on-chain via the CASH stablecoin.
World, the enigmatic project on Solana that attracted millions of views on X with just a glowing globe and vague messages, has officially launched as a fully on-chain prediction market within the Phantom wallet.
The platform can be accessed at world.xyz and through the Phantom wallet on iOS, Android, and desktop, utilizing Chainlink for its data oracle.
Users are able to trade event contracts related to cryptocurrency prices and the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, with plans to introduce additional markets focused on sports, geopolitics, and macroeconomic events, as noted in an announcement to CoinDesk.
The world_xyz account has generated buzz through social media posts that revealed minimal product information, leading to speculation that the project might be a meme coin, a trading application, or part of a larger infrastructure initiative on Solana. Various unofficial WORLD-themed tokens have appeared on token launchpads, but these are not linked to the official World project.
The project's identity remained under wraps until a legal disclosure appeared on Phantom's site in late June.
World operates as a non-custodial prediction market, allowing users to trade directly from their Solana wallets, with funds only moving upon entering a market. All positions, settlements, and redemptions are processed on-chain.
The platform employs Phantom’s CASH stablecoin for settlements, enabling automatic redemption of winning positions within the wallet. Phantom offers World significant distribution through one of Solana’s most widely used consumer applications, aligning with Phantom's broader strategy to integrate in-app markets, including Kalshi prediction markets and regulated derivatives.
“Prediction markets represent one of the most impactful applications that can be developed on a high-performance blockchain,” stated Pedro Miranda, head of consumer at the Solana Foundation, in the announcement. “World aims to demonstrate the capabilities of Solana: real-time markets, on-chain settlement, and a user experience that aligns with user needs.”
Chainlink will furnish World with market data and resolution infrastructure via Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment.
This arrangement is designed to minimize dependence on human-led resolution, which has historically been a friction point in prediction markets. Other platforms dealing with event contracts are also moving toward oracle-based settlement, as seen with Polymarket for certain price markets.
World is not the sole prediction market on Solana; Jupiter launched its Forecast beta on June 29, featuring 15-minute bitcoin price markets.
The launch on Phantom marks the first of several planned partnerships for frontend distribution that World intends to implement across both traditional fintech and crypto platforms in July.
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