World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identification undertaking (previously referred to as Worldcoin), is increasing into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket.
The World App, a cellular utility that mixes a digital pockets with World ID, World’s decentralized identification software, has built-in the Polymarket app, the corporate introduced on Tuesday.
“World App customers can obtain and entry the brand new Mini App beginning as we speak in international locations the place Polymarket’s companies are permitted,” the announcement stated.
Each World App and Polymarket face utilization restrictions globally, and Polymarket has but to reopen in america after receiving approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee.
World App customers can wager on Polymarket utilizing USDC and WLD
With the launch of the Polymarket Mini app on World, World App customers will have the ability to place Polymarket bets immediately from their World App pockets.
The app permits customers to take part in prediction markets utilizing two crypto property: Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin and World’s native token, Worldcoin (WLD).
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“Eligibility for World Coin tokens is restricted primarily based on geography, age, and different elements,” World stated within the announcement, including that tokens can’t be distributed by way of the World app to customers who reside and are positioned in restricted territories, together with New York state.
“World Property and the World Basis are usually not liable for the provision of WLD on third-party platforms akin to centralized or decentralized exchanges,” it added.
Variety of downloads of mini apps worldwide exceeds 100 million
This integration comes on the heels of World passing the 100 million mini-app obtain milestone in early October, highlighting the rising recognition of third-party apps accessible inside the World App.
Launched in October 2024, World’s Mini Apps are net functions which might be natively built-in into the World App. As of March 2025, World’s platform had at the very least 150 mini-apps with 10 million WLD ($8.8 million) traded.
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As of July, World had 14 million distinctive verified customers on its platform, with a community spanning 160 international locations and a complete of 30 million customers, the corporate stated.
Prediction market buying and selling quantity hits new excessive at $2 billion
The worldwide Polymarket consolidation comes amid a worldwide growth in prediction markets, with buying and selling volumes lately hitting an all-time excessive.
Weekly buying and selling quantity in prediction markets exceeded $2 billion for the primary time in historical past in mid-October, in accordance with knowledge compiled by Dunedata in Dune Analytics.
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The majority of the exercise got here from Polymarket, which accounted for 52.3% of whole buying and selling quantity, whereas foremost competitor Kalshi recorded round 47% or roughly $950 million.
Weekly buying and selling quantity in prediction markets. Supply: Dune
Polymarket, the biggest prediction market, secured a $2 billion funding from Intercontinental Trade on October 7, highlighting rising curiosity from monetary establishments.
On October 10, Kalsi introduced that it had raised $300 million in a funding spherical led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, and fast enlargement into 100 extra markets around the globe.
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