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In Solana news today, SOL is trading at $101.2, down -2.1% today, holding steady even as the network absorbs its biggest technical shift in months.

World, the identity-and-payments platform, just opened its Solana-based prediction market to over 1 million waitlisted users, a rollout that’s flying somewhat under the radar given everything else happening on-chain this week.The Sept.

9 announcement confirmed that world.xyz now offers direct access beyond the existing Phantom wallet integration, with more than 150,000 markets already live, covering NFL games, seven soccer leagues, F1, and contracts on the 2026 midterms and the Fed’s next rate decision.

BREAKING: @world_xyz is now live on Solana at https://t.co/cjd3hh21Dw https://t.co/0iBGP4GCUu— Solana (@solana) September 9, 2026 Trades settle in CASH, a dollar-backed stablecoin, with orders routed to Solana liquidity providers in a non-custodial structure.