{"id":30069,"date":"2026-05-28T17:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/myriads-farokh-sarmad-launches-100k-world-cup-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:07:21","slug":"myriads-farokh-sarmad-launches-100k-world-cup-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/myriads-farokh-sarmad-launches-100k-world-cup-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Myriad\u2019s Farokh Sarmad launches $100K World Cup contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Prediction market Myriad has launched a World Cup contest with a $100,000 prize pool ahead of the 2026 tournament<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_31a4e6a0a64fa2b51c0c2ac43cd5cb3a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Myriad opened a trading contest tied to the 2026 World Cup, with $100,000 split between top traders and makers.<\/li>\n<li>The platform launched with over 75 multi-binary markets covering every match in the tournament.<\/li>\n<li>President Farokh Sarmad says the event showcases how prediction markets work around global sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Prediction market Myriad has opened a trading competition built around football\u2019s 2026 World Cup, putting $100,000 on the line. The contest runs in collaboration with layer-1 blockchain D.Energy.<\/p>\n<p>The launch lands as prediction markets push deeper into mainstream sports betting. Myriad <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/myriad.markets\/contests\/world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">launched<\/a> the FIFA World Cup 2026 Prediction Contest with more than 75 multi-binary markets, letting users trade on every single match in the tournament.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the World Cup contest works<\/h3>\n<p>The top three traders take home $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000 respectively, with a further $10,000 split across the rest of the leaderboard. Top makers draw on a separate $5,000 weekly pool, with the leaderboard reset each week.<\/p>\n<p>Market resolution runs through Chainlink oracles, while real-time sports data comes via Myriad\u2019s tech partner 55 Tech. Both underpin how the contest settles each match outcome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE WORLD CUP HAS ARRIVED ON MYRIAD!!!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 $100,000 PRIZE POOL<br \/>\u26a1 DOUBLE MYR POINTS<br \/>\ud83c\udd93 ZERO TRADING FEES<\/p>\n<p>Every goal. Every upset. Every knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Trade the World Cup live \ud83d\udc47<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EtFP9lP7ba\">https:\/\/t.co\/EtFP9lP7ba<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4mAnisS2Vl\">pic.twitter.com\/4mAnisS2Vl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MYRIAD (@MyriadMarkets) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MyriadMarkets\/status\/2060001541432463404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be running this contest during the World Cup,\u201d said Myriad Co-Founder and President Farokh Sarmad. \u201cWith billions of viewers tuning in to the tournament from around the world, this is a great opportunity to showcase how prediction markets work around sports tournaments on a global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Myriad is built by Dastan, the parent company of media outlets Decrypt and Rug Radio. The contest builds on a seed round the platform closed earlier this year to fund product and liquidity expansion.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why prediction markets are chasing sports<\/h3>\n<p>The timing is deliberate. Prediction markets have moved from a crypto niche into one of finance\u2019s fastest-growing sectors, a shift crypto.news has tracked as monthly volumes climbed toward tens of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Rivals are racing for the same attention. Polymarket and Kalshi already list live World Cup markets, and the sector faces fresh scrutiny after Spain moved to block both platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional interest is climbing too, with Polymarket recently partnering with Nasdaq\u2019s private-markets arm. Around 1.5 billion viewers watched the last World Cup final in Qatar, according to FIFA, giving Myriad a global stage to convert that audience into traders.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prediction market Myriad has launched a World Cup contest with a $100,000 prize pool ahead of the 2026 tournament Summary Myriad opened a trading contest tied to the 2026 World&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30070,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30069\/revisions\/30070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}