World launches on Solana in Phantom; bets on BTC, World Cup

World, a fully onchain prediction market, launched on Solana inside the Phantom wallet on July 1, 2026. The integration allows Phantom users to open markets and place bets on short-term bitcoin price moves and 2026 FIFA World Cup matchups, with automated onchain settlement in the stablecoin CASH.

Phantom, which reports more than 20 million active users, added World to its wallet so traders can start placing bets without downloading a separate app or creating new credentials. Trades and positions are recorded on Solana and users retain custody of their funds until they submit a trade.

World uses CASH, issued through Bridge and Stripe’s Open Issuance platform, to settle winning positions automatically onchain. Phantom and World say the combination of onchain settlement and low transaction costs supports near-instant payouts compared with markets that require funds to be held by a centralized operator.

To resolve outcomes, World relies on Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment to feed live price and match data and to programmatically close markets.

Pedro Miranda, head of consumer at the Solana Foundation, described prediction markets as “one of the most powerful applications you can build on a high-performance blockchain.” Will McComb, product manager for money movement at Phantom, noted that CASH enables near-instant, low-cost settlement and that Phantom expects prediction markets to grow on Solana. Johann Eid, chief business officer at Chainlink Labs, stated the integration shifts prediction markets away from human-operated oracle systems and helps position them to handle much larger volumes.

At launch, available markets include short-duration up-and-down bets on bitcoin and matchups from the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. World and Solana plan to add markets in sports, politics and macroeconomics through July and to activate further distribution partnerships across fintech and crypto platforms.

The launch coincides with broader industry activity as several firms develop or expand prediction-market products. World says the Phantom integration is the first of several distribution partnerships meant to let traders participate in short-term markets without moving assets into a separate platform.