World Opens Solana (SOL) Prediction Market to 1M Waitlisted Users

World Opens 1M-User Market on Solana

Prediction market operator World opened its Solana-based platform to more than 1 million waitlisted users on Sept. 9, extending the service from a Phantom wallet integration to a standalone website at world.xyz. The official launch announcement confirms that over 150,000 markets have already been created across sports, crypto, politics, finance, economics and culture. Positions had been tradable inside Phantom since June 1, 2026, before the public wallet integration followed in July; direct web access now removes that dependency for the waitlisted cohort. The initial lineup spans all NFL regular-season matchups, seven soccer leagues and Formula 1 races, alongside binary contracts tied to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision. Each market issues “yes” and “no” contracts priced between $0 and $1 — functionally short-dated futures on real-world outcomes — and the verified result decides which side settles at $1. Trades clear in CASH, the dollar-backed stablecoin used inside Phantom. World runs as a non-custodial protocol: it holds no customer funds, and orders route to liquidity providers on the Solana network rather than through an off-chain order book. Resolution is automated through Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment, which supply market data and settle contracts once a game ends or a defined event hits its deadline — no human panel, no token-holder vote and no dispute window delaying payouts. Chainlink Labs chief business officer Johann Eid tied the million-strong waitlist to demand for prediction markets built on Solana, while Solana Foundation head of DeFi Ramzy Ali said the platform keeps “100% of the liquidity onchain.” World has not disclosed first-day volume, open interest or a fee schedule, so its share of a sector that booked a record $50.59 billion in July volume cannot yet be benchmarked — Kalshi took $37.7 billion, Polymarket’s platforms $12.9 billion combined. World has also not claimed CFTC registration, and Phantom notes markets are offered only in supported jurisdictions. Readers weighing exposure can follow our guide on how to buy Solana (SOL).

official launch announcementhttps://x.com/world_xyz/status/2097666354744594518

Pump.fun Adds Stock-Linked Pairs

Separately, on-chain data shows stock-linked trading pairs appearing on the infrastructure of Pump.fun, the Solana-based token creation and trading platform, suggesting the launchpad may be pushing beyond its memecoin origins. The team has not issued a comprehensive official statement, so it remains unconfirmed whether the new pairs are direct tokenized equities or blockchain-based assets that merely reference share prices. Volatility in the platform’s PUMP token picked up once the pair data surfaced, although no turnover figures or product roadmap accompany the appearance of the pairs. The timing lands amid an accelerating industry race around tokenized equities. Robinhood already offers tokenized stock products to European users, Kraken-linked xStocks keeps expanding its lineup, and London Stock Exchange Group recently said it plans blockchain-based representations of UK equities in cooperation with Payward. Solana is already hosting comparable experiments: Backpack’s NIKE stock token trades around the clock on the network, and a September 9 upgrade tripled transaction capacity to 4,096 bytes — headroom that higher-frequency equity venues would eventually need. Pump.fun’s own context differs. It built its reputation as a permissionless launchpad closer to a continuous initial DEX offering mechanism than to a regulated venue, and memecoin rotation drove its volumes even as trading data indicated just 0.25% of traders cleared $500 in profit across 60 days. If stock-linked pairs mature into a real product line, the platform would inherit a compliance burden its memecoin model never carried; for now, neither the asset design nor user eligibility is defined, and the on-chain evidence is the only confirmation available. Readers tracking the market in real time can follow live spot and futures prices on Gate.

Volume Disclosure Is the Next Test

The two developments share one arc: the Solana economy is diversifying from speculative token launches toward event-driven and real-world assets. The primary record is World’s Sept. 9 announcement, which states the 1-million-user rollout, the 150,000-market count and Chainlink-automated settlement directly; Pump.fun’s stock pairs, by contrast, rest on on-chain traces with no product commitment behind them. In COINOTAG’s reading, volume disclosure is the test that matters next: World has published neither turnover nor fees, so traction cannot be proven against Kalshi or Polymarket. A formal word on the stock-linked pairs would make this the Solana ecosystem’s clearest shift yet from memecoin casino toward a multi-asset venue that keeps 100% of liquidity onchain.