World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital id venture, previously generally known as Worldcoin, is increasing into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket.
World App, a cellular utility that mixes a digital pockets with World’s decentralized identity instrument, World ID, has built-in the Polymarket App, the corporate announced on Tuesday.
“World App customers can obtain and entry the brand new Mini App at present in nations the place Polymarket’s providers are permitted,” the announcement stated.
Each World App and Polymarket have faced usage restrictions globally, as Polymarket is yet to relaunch in the US after securing approval by the US Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee.
World App customers can guess on Polymarket with USDC and WLD
The launch of the Polymarket Mini App on World allows World App customers to put Polymarket bets immediately from the 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).
“Eligibility for Worldcoin tokens is restricted based mostly on geography, age and different elements,” World famous within the announcement, including that the token will not be obtainable for distribution through World App to customers residing and positioned in restricted areas, together with New York state.
“World Property and World Basis should not liable for the provision of WLD on third social gathering platforms, reminiscent of centralized or decentralized exchanges,” it added.
World’s Mini App downloads move 100 million
The combination got here quickly after World handed a milestone of 100 million Mini App downloads in early October, underscoring the rising recognition of third-party apps obtainable inside World App.
Introduced in October 2024, World’s Mini Apps are internet functions which might be natively built-in into World App. As of March 2025, World had no less than 150 Mini Apps on its platform, with 10 million WLD ($8.8 million) transacted.
As of July, World had 14 million verified distinctive human customers on its platform, with its community spanning 160 nations and 30 million customers in whole, according to the corporate.
Prediction markets hit new highs at $2 billion in volumes
World’s Polymarket integration comes as prediction markets increase globally, with buying and selling volumes recording new all-time highs lately.
According to information compiled by Dunedata on Dune Analytics, weekly buying and selling volumes on prediction markets surpassed $2 billion for the primary time on file in mid-October.
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Many of the exercise got here from Polymarket, which accounted for 52.3% of whole quantity, whereas its principal competitor, Kalshi, recorded roughly $950 million, or about 47%.
Polymarket, the biggest prediction market, on Oct. 7 secured a $2 billion investment from the Intercontinental Alternate, highlighting the rising curiosity from establishments.
On Oct. 10, Kalshi raised $300 million in a funding spherical led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz and introduced immediate expansion into 100 more markets worldwide.
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