Myriad Taps Chainlink for 2026 World Cup Prediction Markets
Prediction market platform Myriad has selected Chainlink as its exclusive oracle infrastructure provider for the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, aiming to automate the resolution and settlement of its prediction markets.
This strategic move builds upon Myriad’s existing integration with Chainlink’s Runtime Environment (CRE), which the platform currently utilizes for its cryptocurrency price markets. The CRE will now be responsible for managing market resolution and settlement for the global soccer tournament. The companies state this integration is designed to replace the more time-consuming, manual settlement processes prevalent on some other prediction platforms.
“The World Cup is the biggest stage in sport, and it’s exactly the kind of moment Myriad was built for,” said Ilan Hazan, Myriad’s co-founder and COO. “Traders want outcomes they can trust, the moment the whistle blows.”
Hazan further explained that the integration with Chainlink will facilitate near-instantaneous market settlement and user payouts, providing Myriad with the reliability needed to convert first-time users into long-term participants during the high-profile global sporting event.
“By adopting Chainlink, Myriad enables its prediction markets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to deliver users accurate resolutions, high-speed settlement, and instant payouts,” stated William Reilly, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Chainlink Labs. He added that the tamper-proof auditability offered by Chainlink’s blockchain-powered oracles will assist Myriad in reducing resolution disputes as it caters to soccer fans worldwide.
Myriad is also hosting a $100,000 trading competition centered on World Cup markets. The top three traders will receive $20,000, $10,000, and $5,000 respectively, with an additional $10,000 in prizes to be distributed among other leaderboard participants. Top market makers will also benefit from a weekly pool of $5,000 in maker volume rewards throughout the competition, with the leaderboard resetting weekly.
Prediction markets allow users to trade shares tied to the outcomes of future events. The prices of these shares fluctuate between $0 and $1, reflecting the implied odds of each outcome. The sector has experienced rapid growth in the past two years, with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi achieving multi-billion-dollar valuations.
The World Cup markets follow a period of significant activity for Myriad. In March, the platform successfully closed a “milestone” seed funding round with notable investors including MoonPay Ventures, Auros, EVG, Verda Ventures, and Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, alongside earlier backers such as ConsenSys and HashKey Capital. This fundraising effort came shortly after Myriad’s launch on BNB Chain, where it introduced automated markets focused on short timeframes, as part of its broader objective to “embed Myriad as a protocol.”
Myriad is owned by Decrypt’s parent company, Dastan.
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