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Jupiter launches Forecast: a native prediction-market model on Solana

Jupiter unveiled Forecast — by its own account Solana's first fully native prediction market. Instead of a single pool, multiple market makers (prop-AMM) compete for the best price; markets get their own tokens.

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What happened

Jupiter unveiled Forecast — per the official post, “Solana’s first fully native prediction market”. At its core is a new liquidity model for prediction markets (betting on the outcome of events), running via @jup_predict.

What Forecast does differently

  • Prop-AMM liquidity: instead of a single pool, multiple market makers can quote prices simultaneously. Users are automatically routed to the best offer — similar to the aggregation principle Jupiter is known for in swaps.
  • Per-market tokens: each market gets its own native token, per Jupiter, to ease composability and partner integrations.
  • Complementary to Polymarket: Jupiter stresses it will keep working closely with Polymarket: “Forecast simply offers an additional type of market liquidity.”
  • Start: beginning with “15 minute crypto markets”; market makers are actively being recruited.

Context

Prediction markets on Solana have so far been present mainly through integrations like Polymarket. A model running natively on Solana with competing market-maker liquidity aims at better prices and tighter composability with other DeFi building blocks. How deeply wallets and apps integrate it remains to be seen.

What to watch next

  • Which markets emerge beyond the initial 15-minute crypto markets.
  • How many market makers participate and whether prices actually tighten as a result.
  • How Forecast and the existing Polymarket integration develop side by side.

Not financial advice. Prediction markets are classified differently across jurisdictions (e.g. as financial bets or gambling). This article reports on an infrastructure feature, not a recommendation to participate.

Sources

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