World Expands Into Prediction Markets With Polymarket

This integration allows users to bet on global events using USDC or its native WLD ￰0￱ partnership is part of World’s push beyond identity verification into decentralized applications, and it follows a milestone of 100 million Mini App ￰1￱ the same time, Jupiter, the Solana-based decentralized exchange, launched its own prediction market focused on the upcoming Formula One Mexico Grand ￰2￱ by Kalshi, the initiative combines regulatory credibility and on-chain efficiency to deliver a fast, transparent, and engaging trading ￰3￱ prediction markets hitting record volumes above $2 billion in weekly trades, driven by platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, these integrations show how decentralized ecosystems are changing into vibrant hubs where finance, entertainment, and real-world events ￰4￱ App Adds Polymarket World, the digital identity project that was founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is moving into prediction markets through a new integration with ￰5￱ partnership was announced on Tuesday, and it brings Polymarket’s betting functionality directly to the World ￰6￱ allows users to place wagers on global events using Circle’s USDC stablecoin or World’s native WLD ￰7￱ from World According to the announcement, the Polymarket Mini App is now available in the World App in countries where the service is ￰8￱ in restricted areas, including New York state, will not have access to WLD due to regulatory limitations around token ￰9￱ company clarified that “World Assets and World Foundation are not responsible for the availability of WLD on third-party platforms.” The move is part of World’s growing ambition to expand beyond its original digital identity vision and into broader decentralized ￰10￱ also follows a big milestone earlier this month when the company surpassed 100 million Mini App ￰11￱ Mini App ecosystem was launched in October of 2024, and it enables developers to build web applications natively integrated into World ￰12￱ March 2025, World reported having over 150 Mini Apps and $8.8 million worth of WLD transacted across ￰13￱ platform now spans 160 countries, with more than 14 million verified unique human users and a total user base of over 30 million.

World’s integration with Polymarket also comes as prediction markets are experiencing record-breaking ￰14￱ from Dune Analytics shows weekly trading volumes surpassed $2 billion for the first time in mid-October, driven largely by Polymarket, which captured over half of all trading volume. Kalshi, which is Polymarket’s main competitor, accounted for almost $950 ￰15￱ prediction market volume () Institutional interest is accelerating as ￰16￱ recently secured a $2 billion investment from the Intercontinental Exchange, while Kalshi raised $300 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen ￰17￱ surge in market activity proves how on-chain prediction platforms are quickly maturing into a new frontier of decentralized ￰18￱ Launches F1 Prediction Market Meanwhile, decentralized exchange Jupiter launched its own prediction market, debuting with an event focused on the upcoming Formula One Mexico Grand ￰19￱ new platform allows users to bet on who will win the race, which takes place on Oct. 27 at 19:00 UTC and spans 71 ￰20￱ can choose from leading drivers like Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and George Russell, among ￰21￱ prediction market is powered by Kalshi, which brings liquidity and credibility to Jupiter’s ￰22￱ collaboration also provides users with a more secure and compliant environment to speculate on real-world ￰23￱ leveraging Solana’s high-speed network, Jupiter wants to offer a fast, low-cost, and engaging way for traders and fans to participate in global ￰24￱ Grand Prix of 2023 As mentioned before, prediction markets have seen a lot of growth as they merge elements of finance, entertainment, and social ￰25￱ fact that the leading platforms Kalshi and Polymarket together recently surpassed $2 billion in weekly trading volume is impressive enough, and it set a new record high for the industry.

Now, Jupiter’s entry into this space suggests that there is increasing competition and innovation as decentralized exchanges look to diversify beyond just traditional crypto ￰26￱ this beta phase , Jupiter implemented several safeguards to maintain market stability, including a global maximum of 100,000 contracts and a cap of 1,000 contracts per individual ￰27￱ can buy and sell “yes” or “no” shares tied to their chosen outcomes, with share prices determined by market ￰28￱ the race concludes, winning shares pay out $1, while losing bets expire worthless. X post from Jupiter This new launch proves just how decentralized platforms are quickly changing into dynamic ecosystems that bridge real-world events and blockchain-based speculation.