From mystery globe to public launch: a timeline

This page tracks only what's publicly confirmable. No team names, no funding claims, no invented dates.

The teaser period

@world_xyz existed for a long stretch as a globe avatar and the slogan "Trade Everything," with no product attached. The account behaved like a brand voice cryptic, community-heavy, quick to follow back rather than a typical startup account.

Identity becomes clearer

Disclosures connected to Phantom, and World's association with Phantom's CASH stablecoin for settlement, began to clarify what the teaser account was building toward.

Public launch

World launched publicly as a Solana-native, self-custodial prediction market in July 2026, live at world.xyz and reachable inside Phantom.

This timeline will be extended as new, confirmable milestones happen. See What we still don't know for what's deliberately left out.