Oh, the humanity! Sam Altman’s digital identity project, World-formerly known as Worldcoin, that glittering beacon of blockchain hope-has bravely ventured into prediction markets. Because clearly, what the world needed was more ways to bet on whether aliens will invade or politicians will lie. Polymarket, ever the dutiful sidekick, has obligingly integrated with World App. A match made in fintech heaven, or perhaps in a particularly chaotic Reddit thread.
World App, that noble fusion of digital wallet and decentralized identity tool (World ID, because of course it has an ID), now hosts the Polymarket Mini App. Users, if you reside in a country where such vices are permitted, may download it today. Restrictions apply. Terms and conditions. Ask your lawyer. 📜
Both platforms have faced the cold shoulder of global regulators. Polymarket, still licking its wounds from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s bureaucratic embrace, remains absent from American shores. One wonders if “decentralized” is just a buzzword for “good luck enforcing this.”
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: USDC and WLD Edition
World App users may now gamble directly on Polymarket using USDC or WLD tokens. Because nothing screams “financial prudence” like betting your digital identity tokens on whether the stock market will crash next Tuesday. 📉
Worldcoin’s token distribution? Strictly limited by geography, age, and cosmic alignment. New Yorkers, you’re out of luck-again. But hey, at least you can’t blame the World Foundation when WLD tanks. They warned you!
100 Million Mini App Downloads: Because Why Not?
World celebrated 100 million Mini App downloads in October, proving that if you build it, they will come-or at least download. Introduced in 2024, these Mini Apps have become a bustling marketplace of ideas, or at least a marketplace of people yelling into the void for $8.8 million in WLD. 🗣️💸
Prediction Markets: $2 Billion and Counting
Prediction markets are booming! Global trading volumes hit $2 billion in October, thanks to Polymarket’s 52.3% slice of the pie. Kalshi, the plucky second fiddle, settled for a mere $950 million. A David-and-Goliath story, if David had a billion dollars and a penchant for existential dread. 🕳️
Polymarket secured $2 billion from the Intercontinental Exchange, because nothing says “trust us” like a casino funded by a stock exchange. Kalshi, meanwhile, raised $300 million and plans to expand to 100 more markets. Because when life gives you regulatory ambiguity, double down. 🍀
And thus, the world spins on-a roulette wheel of crypto dreams and regulatory nightmares. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. 🎰
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2025-10-22 14:08