World Brings Prediction Markets to 1M Users, Expanding Solana’s Betting Economy
TL;DR:
- Expanded access: World has formally launched its standalone platform to over 1 million users from its waitlist.
- Active catalog: The protocol records more than 150,000 markets created across sports, politics, crypto, economy, and culture.
- Technical infrastructure: Automated contract resolution and settlement operate via Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment.
The platform World enabled access to its prediction markets on Solana for over 1 million waitlisted users through the deployment of its standalone website.
- world (@world_xyz) September 9, 2026
The rollout extends the operations the protocol had run preliminarily within the Phantom wallet since July 2026. With this step, the catalog exceeds 150,000 available markets, covering NFL regular-season games, seven professional soccer leagues, Formula 1, and the US midterm elections scheduled for 2026.
Each contract trades under a binary scheme of closed “yes” and “no” options with values ranging between $0 and $1. According to market reports, prices reflect the probability estimated by participants, settling at $1 for the winning outcome and $0 for the discarded option.
… Continue reading the full article at the original source below.
